My trip to Lebanon

[asif iqbal]

Hi guys I was in lebanon not so long ago it was before the summer 2006 war and it was a great place probably one of the best cities ive visted and people are great I have 100s of pictures heres just a few of them

you could swim in mediterrianin in morning and and go sking in evening it was so cool have great memorys of beirut big-up all lebanese nightlife is especially great

[asif iqbal]

[asif iqbal]

[asif iqbal]

This was our little group, we had syrians, lebanese, dutch, australians and scottish in the tour we had a fantasic time this was taken inside a cave in baalbeck where there is a lot of Roman history

[AmeriLEB]

Very Nice! Thank you.

[ZOHAR]

nice
thanx

[Saudi guy]

cool the roads soo clean ,lucky you

[Nadini]

Great pictures asif iqbal
Its the first time I see those green stuff surounding the Raouche rock

[asif iqbal]

When we first arrived in beirut we drove from Damascus through the Bekav valley, it was most amazing experience even at height of summer mountains had snow on them and the tempreture was much cooler as we approached the summit then all of a sudden down below Beirut apprears with the deep blue mediterrianian sea in front

If you want to get the best view of whole of the city you must take the cable car ride to the top of the mountain Jounieh-Harisa area north of Beirut from the top you can see whole city

We walked into Sabre and Shatila camp and I took many pictures there I was going to post them here do you guys think its a good idea some are kind of grahpic??

[Beiruti]

Well we have a thread for the renovation of those camps in the "Architecture, Infrastructure, and Urban Issues" section if you would like to post them there. If they are too graphic I can remove them.

[asif iqbal]

OK thanks I do thinks its important to share them because the world needs to know what happened in the past and not get confused with all the hussle and bussle thats what happened to us

[Hassoun]

Nice Pics Asif,,Thanx for sharing i like all the pics

[asif iqbal]

your most wellcome Hassoun my pleasure to share them

[Skyprince]

Well-ordered, clean footpaths, excellent roads... and the cable car OMG mashallah...... and fantastic food... with colourful mix of people. Lebanon is truly paradise.

Asif, are you a Lebanese ?? The 1st pic-- is that in Lebanon or Phuket ???? Sooo stunning !

[Hassoun]

The 1st pic is Pigeon Rocks in Rouche ,Beirut Coast

[asif iqbal]

Originally Posted by Skyprince

Well-ordered, clean footpaths, excellent roads... and the cable car OMG mashallah...... and fantastic food... with colourful mix of people. Lebanon is truly paradise.

Asif, are you a Lebanese ?? The 1st pic-- is that in Lebanon or Phuket ???? Sooo stunning !

no im not born and brought up in east coast of scotland parents oringinaly from Northern Pakistan, 1st pic is very famous island rock Rouche in lebanon although i have been to in Phuket in 2005 i know what you mean

three things i love about lebanon, sunny weather, food, people and the girls ;-) they are so freindly

[Skyprince]

Wow thanks Asif (u really look like a model)

Asif how about the cost of travelling/ cost of living in Lebanon , say, compared to Thailand. Lebanon has a high per-capita GNP ( $ 6,500 last year ) which means the income level in US$ is higher than many emerging markets so does that mean the cost is something like twice of Thailand's ?

That cable car is sooo steep... I have a phobia of heights.. but the view from top is a.w.e.s.o.m.e. ( probably the world's best pano ever !)

Beirut resembles Nagasaki ( was there last year ) in many ways. Most of the Beirut residents live on the foothills ?

[asif iqbal]

Originally Posted by Skyprince

Wow thanks Asif (u really look like a model)

hey thanks man thats what the grils say too (i wish)

Originally Posted by Skyprince

Asif how about the cost of travelling/ cost of living in Lebanon , say, compared to Thailand. Lebanon has a high per-capita GNP ( $ 6,500 last year ) which means the income level in US$ is higher than many emerging markets so does that mean the cost is something like twice of Thailand's ?

That cable car is sooo steep... I have a phobia of heights.. but the view from top is a.w.e.s.o.m.e. ( probably the world's best pano ever !)

well if you want to compare Thailand and Lebanon theres a massive difference, I mean thailand is so so cheap when compared to Lebanon

in lebanon they use US dollars and things are pretty expensive, food, traveling and shopping is all quite expensive compared to especially thailand

I would say Lebanon is twice as expensive as Thailand food and travel wise

the cable car is a must do in beirut if you dont you dont know what your missing, its so amazing and on a clear day visability is kms!!!!

if you dont want to take the cable ride you can drive up another route but cable car is best way!!!

[asif iqbal]

here are some more pictures right from the top, you see the grey clouds that i was told is smog from the traffic down below!!!






if you dont like heights you wont like to sit at the edge!!

[alsen]

Originally Posted by asif iqbal

omg...i love this mosque .i hope one day i have a chance to pray here. anyway Lebanon looks beautiful.