Beittadine and the black hole that is Beirut
I tried to get out of Beirut, I really did. But Beirut is sort of a black hole..you go in and will only just barely get out. Shirbid told me he would take me with him to the Cedars and Becharre, so I decided to stay one more night in Beirut to do that.
The next morning came and he copped out, so instead Karam joined me on a small day trip to Beittadine, a palace in the nearby Bekaa Valley. It was a nice day out and is mostly worth the visit for the drive in through the valley and the views from the palace. I also enjoyed it because when we arrived there was a film crew with lots of extras sitting around in awesome period costumes. I was tempted to ask for pictures but thought it might be inappropriate.
Also saw a couple taking wedding photos and then gave the girl my water when she fainted. Maybe she didn't eat enough so she could fit into her dress?
That evening I made another trip to Tempo, but was surprisingly weaker than normal. I had one drink and started to feel quite sick..so the sandwich guys all dragged me out of the bar and forced me to eat a foul tasting yogurt drink and a tuna sandwich, for some odd reason. I think it made me feel worse, but apparently lebanese people think this combination will cure drunkenness, go figure.
The next day I attempted to leave Beirut again. It was sunday though and the buses weren't running that regularly. I ended up just staying one more night and filling the evening with the epic masterpiece that is "Speed". god, keanu was hot back then.
black hole, i say.
The next morning came and he copped out, so instead Karam joined me on a small day trip to Beittadine, a palace in the nearby Bekaa Valley. It was a nice day out and is mostly worth the visit for the drive in through the valley and the views from the palace. I also enjoyed it because when we arrived there was a film crew with lots of extras sitting around in awesome period costumes. I was tempted to ask for pictures but thought it might be inappropriate.
Also saw a couple taking wedding photos and then gave the girl my water when she fainted. Maybe she didn't eat enough so she could fit into her dress?
That evening I made another trip to Tempo, but was surprisingly weaker than normal. I had one drink and started to feel quite sick..so the sandwich guys all dragged me out of the bar and forced me to eat a foul tasting yogurt drink and a tuna sandwich, for some odd reason. I think it made me feel worse, but apparently lebanese people think this combination will cure drunkenness, go figure.
The next day I attempted to leave Beirut again. It was sunday though and the buses weren't running that regularly. I ended up just staying one more night and filling the evening with the epic masterpiece that is "Speed". god, keanu was hot back then.
black hole, i say.
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