Do you know which is the biggest Ancient Roman temple?
No, its not in Rome, not in Italy – nor even in Europe. Its Jupiter Temple in Baalbeck, here in Lebanon. Nowadays, six majestic Corinthian columns are still standing after centuries of robberies, earthquakes and Christian and Arab invaders – even Mongols ransacked the area in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hizbullah’
Dark as in Baalbeck
Posted in Lebanon, tagged Alexander the Great, archaeology, Baalbeck, Bible, history, Hizbullah, Lebanon, politics, Religion, Romans, temple, tourism, war on July 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A political mosquito net
Posted in Lebanon, tagged Beirut, culture, football, Hizbullah, Lebanon, maikusasi, politics, Religion on June 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My beloved readers, am very sorry we haven’t been blogging lately. Last weeks of Europe were hectic, but coming here home to Lebanon was even more hectic. You know how it goes: must see all the family and all the friends in the same time. Furthermore, my parents are coming here the first time ever [...]
Modest luxury
Posted in Europe, Trip, tagged beach, Cannes, Cote d'Azur, France, Hizbullah, maikusasi, Monaco, Nice, Paris, topless on May 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It has been 31C decrees and sunny in Paris today. We have had an amazing week in here, but how did we get in here in the first place, Sasi will tell you later.
I will take you back to Cote d’Azur instead. After the night train to Nice, we got good news from our dear [...]













