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In general tap water is not for drinking. Bottled water is available everywhere. Although most Lebanese homes have two water taps; one for domestic use and another which is for potable water. It is not recommended to drink tap water, unless you are certain of its cleanliness.Bottled water is not expensive. For 500ml of bottled water you'd pay 500 LBP = 33 cents.Fruits and vegetables should also be washed before eating.
1 - The citizens of the following states are given a direct 3 month renewable multiple entry visa:Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Holland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Great Britain, Switzerland, Norway, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Andorra, Japan, South Korea ,Cyprus, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Malta, Iceland, Chile, Brazil, Argentine, Venezuela, Mexico, China, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Liechtenstein. 2 - The citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, their families, servants and chauffeurs are given a 3 months renewable visa. These countries are: (Saudi-Arabia, Kuwait, The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman). - A 6 month Renewable visa is also given to foreign and Arab children under 15 of age who are traveling with their Lebanese mother.- A 6 month Renewable visa is also given to...
The Lebanese have also made an art of out meeting and greeting.It's a lengthy process with a lot of polite conversation before the actual point of talking to that person gets discussed... the problem is, sometimes the niceties go on for so long by the time you get around to talking about what you intended to, you cannot remember what it was you were supposed to be talking about.It's always polite to say hello (aallou) if you catch someone's eye in passing. But if speaking to someone that you've met before or even a friend of a friend... or a friend of a friend of a friend's cousins uncles newphew twice removed... always start the conversation by asking how they are, how's their family? are they in good health... a compliment never goes amiss... and talk about what they've been doing etc... how's work...this even applies in business... if you are just calling someone to ask about...
Some Lebanese might get offended when you refer their local coffee to the Turkish coffee,(my mom is one of them)To me it`s the same,,only naming is different.,however the Lebanese insist that it`s called Lebanese coffee....But anyways this is a must have drink and some people believe if you finish your coffee the flip the cup upside down on the saucer you can have somebody read your fortune:-SYou will be offered Lebanese coffee almost everywhere you go,it`s considerd the national drink,locals will offer this drink when you visit them at home.To me it tastes a bit like esspresso only thicker in texture,Lebanese boil few times before serving it,to add some bitterness to the taste.
A must have on each breakfast,lunch and dinner table are the olives,you can offer nothing for your guests for dinner but the olives HAS to be there on the table,it`s something Lebanese are very proud of having,or even if the table is full of great food,,,,yet if no olives,,the table is not complete!The Lebanese olives(green or black)are a little bitter but very tasty.
Fresh pistachio nuts are a must to try. You can buy them at roadside stalls and in the fruit and vegetable sections of some supermarkets. You should store them in the refrigerator and then they’ll last around a week.
Stop off at a roadside fresh produce stall and buy some Lebanese mountain tomatoes. These are traditionally served cut into thick slices and spread with toom (fresh garlic) and sumac (a reddish tangy spice).
Lebanon's traditional culinary art combined with the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables make eating out an adventure. Restaurants specializing in Lebanese food are found everywhere and in all of them you will be invited to try the famous hors-d'oeuvres known as mezze. A good mezze has 30 or 40 dishes, but feasts with as many as 100 dishes have been recorded. It's wise to dedicate an entire afternoon to the authentic Lebanese lunch. Some delicacies are always present in a mezze, including the internationally known tabboule salad. You will also find hommos-a chickpea purée with sesame paste and babaganouj -a dip made of roasted eggplant, sesame paste, lemon and garlic.Kibbeh Nayeh - fresh raw lamb pounded with ground wheat and seasoned with onion, mint, pepper and salt is also a favorite.The mezze is usually served without cutlery, for the traditional flat round Arab bread is both...
Lebanese is one of the most understandable languages among the Arab States*. In the past fifty years, thousands of songs, poems and books, and hundreds of plays and screenplays have been written in Lebanese. The Egyptian language has also been growing in popularity in the past century due to its tremendous media productions in the region. Watching and listening to Lebanese entertainment programs and songs have spread the Lebanese language further among audiences from Arab countries*. If you pick a random mix of 10 songs produced in the Arabic states* an average of 4 songs will be in Lebanese, 4 in Egyptian while the rest will be from the rest of the languages. On the other hand, the songs written in Arabic language do not form more than 1% (one percent) of the song production of all of the countries that use Arabic as their official language. Arabic is a formal language that is not...
If you are in a situation of shaking hands and kissing you should know that in Lebanon they kiss three times instead of two! In general Lebanese people have their customs in everything but they can adapt and understand quickly in case you dont know about their local cusotms.
InterContinental Hotels IC PHOENICIA BEIRUT Beirut
5 Reviews and 99 Opinions Beirut
Palmyra Hotel Baalbeck
4 Reviews and 22 Opinions Charl digol..had been there....that's enough..for me Old lebanese hotel..you want to go back in...
Quality Inn Tripoli Tripoli
1 Review and 15 Opinions There is not much choice of good quality hotels in Tripoli, so the Quality Inn it had to be. It was...
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Q: Hi, I am traveling from the USA to northern Lebanon to see my girlfriend who I met in the states a year ago. I have been to Europe...
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