The things you can do with Google! Courtesy of Mrs. B.
It seems my little tift at the ABC Ashrafieh struck a chord with many of you. It appears you’ve all been there. But I’ve regained my composure, the genie is back in the bottle, and I’m all Zen and mellow again (for the next 6 months at least).
I should be, it’s been a relaxing week. Today’s off because it is Thanksgiving. That’s what you get when you work for an American cooperation. Monday was off as well, because it was Independence Day; that’s what you get when you live in Lebanon. And next Sunday we’re having a party; Sinterklaas is coming to town. That’s what you get when you’re Dutch. We’re still having our dinners outside on the terrace, because winter has so far failed to descend upon us, unlike in Holland, and so life is all about relaxation, thanks to this quintessential multi-cultural society set in a climate zone that seems to be moving ever closer to the Tropics thanks to Global Warming.
Lebanese Police on the Harley
And so I leave you with some mellow scenes of Beirut. After all, we live in a fantastic country. We don’t just have a clock tower downtown, no, it’s a Rolex . And our policemen do not just ride around on silly bikes, no, they move on Harleys.
And our service industry is so well developed that you can have just about anything delivered; Burger King , Kababjeh, and even your nargileh.
The Nargileh Delivery Boys on the road (The little device in his right hand holds the coals)
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It's even worse in other countries: The Kuwait government has banned the use of DSLRs cameras in public, according to a local media reports. The English-language Kuwait Times says the country’s Ministry of Information, Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Finance have ruled photography with DSLRs should be used only by accredited journalists. There is currently no official confirmation of the decision, why it has been introduced or detail about how precise a definition of the term 'DSLR' will be applied.
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzAwMTg4ODg1
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Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Independence Day, and Happy (what was that last one?) Sinterklaas! Indeed, winter has failed to descend upon us. I start sweating as I walked from the beginning to the end of downtown and the souks today..I couldn't believe it, we are five days away from December!
Love your photos as usual..
But for a policeman, to ride on a Harley, isn't that a little silly? Especially in this uniform. No leather, no protection. If he falls of his bike you can take him to the hospital.
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