So I haven't blogged in a few months, I know...
But I guess I'm in Beirut right now or to be more specific Khalde(Abu Deeb street)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalde
Everything just seemed to have happened so fast,I was just packing my bags a few hours ago, literally.The plane ride was a complete trance of nausea and sleeplessness, but to my satisfaction Dubai had some of the most convenient bathrooms I've seen at an airport yet..It was my first time taking a non stop flight, it was supposedly 15 hours but due to technical difficulties it was more like 18.I watched three Lebanese films, two which were directed by Marwan Najjar and of course the award winning, "Caramel".
When we finally arrived in Beirut, all of the passengers were dashing out of their seats, and the flight attendants were screeching for everyone to sit down.Regardless of how long one stays abroad in the diaspora, once you set foot back in Lebanon all boundaries are broken.
The airport was a tad bit of a disappointment for me there as there was no toilet paper, or paper towels! Right after our passports were stamped we had to get our bags searched.I didn't quite understand why and I told my dad to just go ahead and that it was unnecessary.But he went anyways and got in some sort of misunderstanding with the security.It was funny how he kept referring to my dad as "kareem". I felt as if we were in Sryia, no offense to any Syrians but your checkpoints are a living nightmare! And then as we were exiting the airport my bag got caught in the automatic turning glass door and it started beeping,I hope they dont have cameras.
6 comments:
lucky you for being there. BTW there's an Abu Deeb street in Sur.
Also I heard Caramel was horrific. What did you think?
i think u need to update this blog hehe XD
have u ever seen a movie called: Le Cerf Volant?????
Hello Sweet Scent of Beirut,
welcome back!
I hope you had fun back there in you home town, which is I think you did,
I'm happy to see you back here! I mean in your website
you take care Sweet scent of beirut
oh la la
welcome to Beirut
HELLO THERE
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN?
IM JUST HERE WRITING TO YOU
HOPE YOU BE FINE...
@ transient, Ha I can barely remember anything about Khalde besides bumping into that actor. I'll post about it sometime.
Actually Caramel wasn't too bad. I'm not sure what type of films you're into, but don't be taken back just because it appears to be a chic flick. It was refreshing to see a Lebanese movie that wasn't reminiscent of the civil war and that addressed many taboo subjects such as _______. We'll discuss the rest after you actually watch it!
@ Luis&Ubuntu, Yes I've seen that movie. I actually tore up all of Lebanon to find it. And with much gratitude to Antoine's Bookstore in Hamra, I finally found it.I wish I knew about Netflix before going through all of that trouble lol.
@ Ralf, thanks I had a fairly decent time, what about yourself have you visited Jordan recently?
@ Zerolando, my stays in Beirut are quite sparing.I spend a lot more time in Beqaa believe it or not.
@ Luis, Yep I am alright and doing fine :)
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