Blogs from Lebanon, Middle East - page 11

Here we are! DAY 0 wouhouuuuuuu... I should be ready, everything' check. hum .. AAAh na, il me manque encore une chose! I still need to pass by Kath's to get my e-ticket, very very important.. eventually ;p lets start the journey.. well the long long hours before getting there: Here is my Itinerary: Beirut - Doha. Doha- Bangkok. et la derniere ligne Bangkok- Hanoi Un bon petit trip de 24h! :) C'est parti mon kikiiiiii ... read more

We bussed down nearly 3000m to sea level and wandered into the small fishing town of Byblos. We were promptly disappointed to find out that it was in fact more expensive to stay here than even Beirut, but we decided to stick it out for one night. After wandering around the old city (old is so relative in the Middle East because it could mean 40, 400 or over 4000 years old!), shot some amazing sunset photos at the old Crusader castle ruins right by the ocean and relaxed with a nice fresh fish (Dorado) dinner! At night, we decided to hit the town and ran into a joint stag/stagette for a couple and had a tasty beer with the party. In the morning, we decided to pick up our roots again and head north to ... read more

After a long and interest border experience coming into Beirut, Felipe and I were looking to relax in a cheap hotel somewhere. Unfortunately, we discovered the not much of anything is cheap in Beirut! After checking into our hotel, we went for one of many walks along the corniche (seawall). Beirut is an interesting city in that there are very liberal people (miniskirts and fancy clothes, etc) living in harmony with people in traditional garb (niqabs, burkahs and robes). But for the most part, it was hard for me to ignore the opulence and excess of this place. With fancy cars and huge SUV´s everywhere, it reminded me too much of many of the things I dislike about my own home city of Calgary. It seemed that people here were too considered with status, which is ... read more

Hicran Çiğdem Yorgancıoğlu ‘nun Lübnan Beyrut devr-i Alem Hicri Alem Hicran Çiğdem Seyahatnamesi’nden ..seyahat notlarından sadece bir bölümünden alıntılardır . Her hakkı saklıdır .. / Eserin tüm telif hakları H.Çiğdem Yorgancıoğlu’na aittir . Eserin izinsiz kopyalanması çoğaltımı ,yayını ,dağıtımı halinde 5846 sayılı Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunun hükümleri geçerli olacaktır. BEYRUT LÜBNAN MAVİ FÜRUZE Al Hamra kırmızısı bir mavi firuzeyim . Ben biz siz henüz çokken ,gözümü dahi kırpmazken ve kirpiklerim bir ok ken ; Sehrin üzerine inen bulutların eteğimde fisto olmadığına ve üzerine gül açtırmaya kıyamadığım şehrin solmadığına inandır beni ben yok ken. Eyjafjallajökul ve küller İstanbul ‘a etki etmedi . Yıllardır sönmeyen alevim seyahat serüvenimin yollarımı kapatmadı küller. Her dem yer ile göğün birleşim noktasında bir yeniye yolculuk vakti. Üç kere yanağından öptü... read more

We'd decided to do the Lebanon side trip with a 'Why not?' kind of attitude. Already so close, it seemed like it would be a shame not to. We therefore had little knowledge nor expectation of what we'd make of Lebanon. Setting out at the crack of dawn that morning for the drive to the historical sight of Baalbek, our lack of expectation made to the delight of Baalbek all the more astounding. We knew we'd be seeing 'some ruins' at the sight. But oh my! This sight made so many of the other Roman ruins we've seen pale in comparison to the splendour and magnificence on display. It was THAT good. I'd thought I'd seen a lot to this point but apparently not. Baalbek’s temples were simply awesome. There are no other words to describe ... read more