Charlottenburg

Beirut

C-235

I have no clue what this C-235 of the Spanish Air Force was doing in Beirut. I saw it from the taxi as we were arriving to the terminal building and could not help taking a photo.

Mercedes

Es increíble la cantidad de coches de lujo que se ven en Beirut. Hay de todo, Porsches, Hummers, Inifinitis, Maseratis y, por supuesto, Mercedes. Obviamente el de la foto ha visto tiempos mejores.

The number of luxury cars in Beirut is simply stunning. You have them all and not necessarily in the posh areas of the city (I am assuming Hamra is not a posh part of Beirut). The one in the picture has probably seen better times.

Countdown

When I spotted this ad we had a discussion about whether it was true or not. And for that matter, whether the statement "Shop till you drop" was the right one taking into account what they are talking about. Maybe it is some sort of Lebanese black humour.

By the way, by the time this post goes out, I will be 8888km away from Beirut. Not sure yet if I will take my camera.

Beirut

Obviamente no todos los edificios son como éste. Pero impresiona ver cuantos están en estado ruinoso en el distrito de Hamra. E impresiona mucho más ver que algunos están habitados...

Needless to say that not every building in Beirut looks like the one in the photo above. But it is impressive to find these sort of buildings (some of them inhabited!) in one of the quarters in downtown Beirut.