I couldn’t resist taking a photo of today’s sunset when I saw how colorful it was, and wishing I was out of the office somewhere near the sea with my DSLR.
November usually carries the best times to shoot sunsets in Lebanon, but unfortunately the sun sets so early at 4:30PM nowadays, leaving too few opportunities for employees like me who like shooting photos.
I took all of the below 4 photos at the Beirut Mall parking, and I really have not made any effort searching for these douchebags. I just parked my car and went straight to the elevator, so these were just the ones I encountered on my way!
First thing that came to my mind was this post from Body Wotwat! Seriously, بي يلي عطاكن دفتر سواقة @#$%
… and here’s a bonus photo I took earlier at ABC Achrafiyeh.
I took the below photo while having a walk around Beirut Souks. Seriously, why would anyone want to call his store “Derriere”? (Equivalent to “butt” in English) Imagine “طيز” being hanged above some place in Beirut, it would be something eh!
This is what happens when you do second and third row parking, you come to find your car in the middle of the road at the end of the day and sometimes disturbing the traffic flow.
Needless to say, some drivers are simply assholes and enjoy throwing their car anywhere. On the other hand, the number of cars in Beirut is way beyond the parking lots capacity in the city.
I was surprised to see this image of a German flag with a Nazi swastika in the middle on Chroniques Beyrouthines blog a while ago. According to the author, the image was taken in Bteghrine. I would have understood if it was put there to make a political statement… but for the World Cup? Come on!
Apparently Germany got irritated, and its foreign ministry protested to the Lebanese foreign ministry because of similar flags.
الخارجيّة الألمانيّة تعترض
بعثت وزارة الخارجية الألمانية، عبر السفارة في بيروت، رسالة إلى وزارة الخارجية اللبنانية، تلفت فيها الأنظار إلى الأعلام الألمانية الموجودة في الأسواق اللبنانية بمناسبة كأس العالم، وبعضها يحمل الصليب النازي. ورأت أنّ الأمر يعدّ إساءة إلى الديموقراطيّة وحقوق الإنسان ودولة ألمانيا الاتحادية.
وأشارت الرسالة إلى رفع لبنانيين مهاجرين إلى ألمانيا هذه الأعلام والشعارات، ما دفع الخارجية الألمانية إلى الطلب من الدولة اللبنانية العمل على إزالة كل هذه الإساءات.
Source: Al Akhbar newspaper
Taken last Sunday April 18th 2010. Ain El-Mrayseh is one of my favorite areas in Beirut, but definitely not on a Sunday afternoon!
Few days ago I got to drink a Bonjus (aka Bonjiss) for the first time in 9 years! I salute them for preserving their original taste. It still feels like you’re having a chemical solution, but good nonetheless!
I came across this store while driving through Tarik Al-Jadida today. Apparently Victoria Beckham found it too expensive to rent a place in Downtown.
And check the small sign on top of the door
They have another branch for Kids wear! (Named after Victoria’s son maybe)
Trucks “distributing” wisdom in Lebanon are pretty funny, like this one I was stuck behind today.
Noah’s Ark? Seriously?
I came across these 2 books at Virgin Megastore.
1. “Le Trésor de Saddam:1 Les milliard de dollars au soleil!”
2. “Rouge Liban, Objectif: Hassan Nasrallah le chef du Hezbollah!”
I have no idea what the 2 books are about but it’s cool seeing the names of Saddam Hussein and Hassan Nasrallah associated with the cover photos!
P.S: I hope this post will not cause a rage in the streets soon.
