from kalashnikovs to car horns
by call_me_rhia
Happy 2004! Things are changing... fast downtown, slowlier in the suburbs, especially in the less wealthy ones. Devastated between 1975 and 1990 by a bloody civil war, Beirut is quickly picking itself up. Buildingd like the one in the picture are getting more and more obsolete. I'm not too fond of Beirut... beautiful restoration work has been carried out downtown and in other parts of town, yet it's still very grey and sad-looking. I saw very little of it by day, and I was not really impressed. But by night it shines like gold: it's beautiful, it's alive, it's captivating, it's full of contrast. I definitely liked Beirut at night.
Ministry of Tourism
by MrBill
The Minister of Tourism is located at
550 Central Bank Street
PO Box 11/5344 Beirut
Lebanon
Their home page is
www.destinationlebanon.com
or email them at
mot@lebanon-tourism.gov.lb
Tel. +01 340 940 4
They produce many free publications highlighting the many things to see and do in Lebanon, so they are a valuable resource for planning your next trip to Lebanon.
The horn
by RblWthACoz
This goes right along with the crazy driving. Since everyone drives like such maniacs, using the horn can be essential at times. However, even when it is not essential, people love to honk anyways. They'll honk to let you know they are coming. They'll honk to tell you to get out of their way. They'll honk if you walk in front of their car and stop them from moving forward four feet to the car that is stopped in front of them. If the wind comes in at 1km faster from the west than it had been one minute ago...they will honk. If a butterfly flaps it's wings in the Amazon, they'll honk. Get the picture?
ICESKATING
by sarrahh
Available: Olympic-size ice-skating rink.Open everyday and runs 3 shifts: 9am-1pm. & 2pm-6pm & 7pm-11: 30 pm. Also available: skates rental and instructions, hockey games, special events (including international figure-skating exhibitions). Cool down at one of the snack bars or bars outlets in the arena.
Harissa, Orthodox church
by sachara
In Harissa are a lot of churches and cathedrals of various dominations.
Just beside the modernist Maronite church and the statue of the Virgin of Lebanon is an old and impressive Greek Catholic church and chapel.
There couldn't be a larger contrast than between the modernist and this old church.
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Mike in the cave
A view of the Serail in the distance
The pulpit
Blvd De Gaulle looking toward the sea
