The Big Shiny: Dubai, Part I
Shaykh Zayed Road at Night
Archive for April, 2009
For some values of “normal”…
So, had a good night out, a few beers on Miu Miu Gemayzeh and make our way back to the hotel. As we’re saying goodbye, a whole column (i’m talking 20+) of tanks rolls by.
Q: “Oh that’s normal”
Uhuh, for some very Lebanese values of “normal”. I love this place.
Show me Cedars, Baby: Day 4, by myself in Hamra
Had a whole day to myself so drank a lot of coffee around Sassine square and then went down to Hamra:
Full set of photos
Whilst there, some poor guy got shot in the foot in front of my hotel:
“A drive-by shooting occurred in Achrafieh Tuesday outside the Le Gabriel Hotel where Nayla Tueni, a candidate for the Orthodox seat in the Achrafieh district for the upcoming parliamentary elections, was announcing her electoral program”
Show me Cedars, Baby: Day 3 – South Beirut, Jbeil (Byblos)
Today we travel to southern Beirut to say hi to everyone’s favourite Sheikh:
Yalla ya sheikh!
And then go look at Jbeil (Byblos):
Show me Cedars, baby: Day 2, Actual Cedars
Yup, we’re going up to the mountains to look at the Cedars of Lebanon:
Cedars, Baby!
Click on the road sign to see the pictorial.
Best Facebook Ad Ever
Whilst killing time in my hotel room I saw this:
Julia Booby
I am a fan of Ms Booby. See her in all her glory at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cairo-Egypt/Booby-julia/50152265307?aid=6002255935648
