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Legging it on a Lark: Lebanon

Reminiscent of Paris
Chandeliers inside this Mosque were bigger than my house
Shiny Streets of the Nouveaux Riches
Martyr Square
Man is Ephemeral, Tree is Ancient, Clock is Timeless
Church Sprouting Minarets
Beirut is so Shiny and New
Old Men all Around the World Play Chess
Benches with Inlaid Chess Board Mosaics. Genius
The Renowned Pigeon Rock
Pigeon Rock by Sunset
Watch Tower of Tripoli
Bombed or Dilapidated
Inside Tripoli's Grand Mosque
Tripoli Alley
Bakery inside Ancient Roman Arch Nook
Tripoli Alley Encore
Renovated Souk Arches
Tripoli's Second Mosque
Stained Glass Dome of Tripoli's Second Mosque
Facing Mecca
New Business by Ancient Roman Columns
Savonnerie de Tripoli
Lebanese Patriotism
Tripoli
Tripoli Citadel
Certain military personnel insisted on taking a photo even though wikitravel warns against attempted photography of military
Ali, the French Speaking Tripoli Architecture Student who Listened to One Republic and MIKA
Cedars
I pointed my camera and hoped it was a cedar
Sleepy town in Kadisha Valley
Mezze - my fondness for hummus will diminish
Welcome to Baalbek, stronghold of Hezbollah
At first I believed this to be the entire site of Baalbek...
zealously I took multiple photos...
and some more...
According to Lonely Planet, this is a monumental entrance
Marie and I are monumental
Through le Trou
Everything is monumental
Bringing Frivolity to Serious Temples
Under Construction
the Original Picture in Picture
Focus on the Monolithic Columns
Marie - la vraie deesse
All legends erode
Note the pink granite from Egypt
Non-ephemeral flora
Melanie en niche
Worship me. Please?
Dans la piscine
Look, mermaids
More impressive pink granite columns
skylight?
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les filles
the grand courtyard of Baalbek
I conquered all 30 steps of Baalbek
Suspected Temple of Bacchus
Ruins
Largest Monolithic Temples in the World. Be Impressed
I thought these were cedars. But they tell me they're just pines
Six Remaining Columns of Jupiter's Temple
Bacchus was Obviously More Loved than Jupiter
in Awe
This Lion was Mentioned in the Lonely Planet
It Dawned on Me
Cumulus Clouds
Haphazardly Placed Temple Jigsaw
Don't they look lonely?
He supposedly gave tours to famous french diplomats and insisted on a photo
Inside the Temple of Debauchery
sur le Minibus en rentrant a Beyrouth
M&M
les filles encore
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et Lydia
Julien et Patrick
en regardant les photos
oh, C genial!
Souk a Byblos
la Citadelle de Byblos
House on the Meditarranean [courtesy of Aaron]
Byblos Old and New [courtesy of Aaron]
Postcards from Byblos
I besiege you
Mosques and Gregorian Chants
Stairway to Evaporation
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Inside Torino
les mecs
Marie, je t'adore!
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the beginning of a bad hangover
et Julien
I don't know who that guy is
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