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Al-Hamra District, Colombia S, Beirut, Lebanon
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Another view of the University's buildings
Portraits of the assassinated President
Mike and his Shi'ite Driver
hi!
i'm a french student and im going to beirut in april for a few month...i'll travel alone and i'd like to know if it's easy to meet people there and what are the best places...and is it ok for a girl to go out alone in beirut?
anyway,i really can't wait to be there :)..just a bit worried of being alone during my stay
thanks a lot for your answers!!
Hi,
More than half the Lebanese population speaks French and knows a lot about French culture and history and all of them would be more than happy to talk to you about it.
Girls can go and come at any time they want here and have boyfriends and do as they please, it's Not Saudi Arabia.
Best Places to meet people is in Gemmayze area, it is in downtown Beirut, you'll find lots of Pubs and night clubs and night life, that's where you'll make lots of friends very quickly.
Go to This site and you'll have an idea how Life is in Beirut.
www.beiruting.com
I hope this Helps.
Happy Traveling.
hi! i'm planning to be in Beirut by April 23rd more or less, i'll travel alone from Alex,Egypt too , may be we can meet and figure it out together? it's just an idea , as i'm abut worried of being there alone too , but it's abit easier for me i guess as i speak the language and know many places to be at, actually can't wait to be there there are like millions things wanna do there , well i think this was a book i think :), just wanted to say there is a possible trip mate here,can we arrange something like this ?
Every city have main strret or famous street like champs elesyees in paris and here the famous street is Alraoshe street , it,s a long way strret and full of hotels and resturant near the sea . you can enjoy the walking here or see the sea .or sit down near sea and have some drinks .
This isn't really travel related, but might explain some of the current environment in Beirut that spills over into the city's street life. In February 2005, respected former prime minister Rafiq Hariri was assassinated by a massive car bomb that destroyed most of a downtown city block. This killing was widely assumed to be the work of the Syrian government, which had controlled affairs in Lebanon for many years, and which appeared anxious to stamp out a rising Lebanese movement for greater independence. However, the assassination backfired tremendously, sparking a huge uprising against the Syrians and provoking nearly a quarter of Lebanon's population to spill out into the streets in protest. A few months later, to everyone's shock, the Syrian military left Lebanon entirely and the political life of the country was thrown into turmoil. Now, after a year of confusion in Lebanese politics and economics, the country seems to be pulling together to attempt to create an independent and cohesive nation. This is showing up on the streets in a proliferation of Lebanese flags and, especially, portraits of the late Rafiq Hariri (often shown with his son, a rising political star). The disturbing remnants of the Hariri assassination are still very present on the block where it occurred, and the remnants of the long civil war in Lebanon are also visible in the bullet-scarred buildings all over town, but the current feeling is highly optimistic.
The most common car in Lebanon should be the Mercedes. At least almost all taxies are Mercedes cars. This car is standing on a street in Manara, western Beirut.
People living in the house behind have put big sheets over the windows for protection from the sun.
Beirut golf club in bir hassan has an 18 hole course, tennis and squash court, swimming pool, and billiard tables.
you need to be a meber to play here but if lucky you might be allowed in if not a member.
I went to Burj Hammoud in the failed attempt to find a perfumerie of a woman I met in Kuwait. I actually found the shop, but it turned out that it had been closed for some time. In any case, I sued the opportunity to wander around Burj Hammoud, the Armenian area of Beirut. It, unlike the centre, has not benefitted from a level of reconstruction funds that would allow it to completely rejuvenate. Indeed, it's easy to find plenty of buildings in a poor state with bulletholes through their walls. Still, it's an interesting experience to be in Burj Hammoud, as many of the signs are bilingual Armenian Arabic and the community is quite closely knit. There's not a lot to attract you in other circumstances, as this is more of a working-class city, but if you're interested in Lebanon's diversity, then it's worth the trip out.
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