Friday Night
I took the picture above tonight when I was in Gimayze, an extremely popular street on a Friday and Saturday night since its packed with pubs and restaurants. Tonight it was empty and its for the same reason I posted about earlier which is people are afraid to go out. I’ve never seen anything like this here its strange, usually people in Lebanon go out and party no matter what.
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Jun 9, 2007
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15 Comments, add your own...
1. Armani Exchange | June 9th, 2007 at 1:19 am
person’s life is so precious…
2. Marzouq | June 9th, 2007 at 2:05 am
man this is sad, out of all places I wish Lebanon was doing better. I wish it was completely prosperous!
3. erzulie | June 9th, 2007 at 2:41 am
Yeah I agree, a person’s life is so precious. So you know that Lebanese white cotton candy that’s always available at the airport? Yeah? Great :)
4. sheikha | June 9th, 2007 at 10:13 am
What I admire the most is the Lebanese peoples’ defiant spirit and refusal to allow any threats to dampen their quest for a good life. I was at Lebanon last month and it was so sad to see the depressed looks on people’s faces and how dejected they felt. Times are so hard and I hope for their sake that the situation gets better
5. equalizer | June 9th, 2007 at 10:40 am
A good real estate play? since it will get back to normal anyways. The Lebanese cycle, buy now and sell in 6 months for a killing.
6. Shady | June 9th, 2007 at 10:53 am
poor lebanon every summer something happens :(((
7. vampire | June 9th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
is it the Monoe (spell)!!! “
8. Fonzie | June 9th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
The thing is enno maba2a fi 7ada over there !!! kello sefar !!!!
9. toni | June 9th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Equalizer, this trick worked when Hariri was killed, not anymore…Since a lot of the prime real estate is owned by the Gulfies, the prices dont go down…..everyone knows it will recover, just question of when.
And come on people, u didnt really think Syria was goin to let Lebanon have a touristic summer did u? Not after they (Syria) made bumper profits from the spill over last year.
10. THE[M]CODE | June 9th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
maybe it’s because it’s summer, that has it’s effect too. In winter they would still stay in Lebanon, but in summer they take the chance and move out. You know your people well, do you think they could have left Lebanon just for the summer? And that that might be the reason why the streets are emptier than usual and not just the bombs?
11. Papa | June 10th, 2007 at 2:31 am
Looks like a back alley somewhere in Hawali near Dawar Al Kurd. No offence :)
12. Bader | June 10th, 2007 at 7:57 am
hopfully things will get back as it was soon :)
13. Gizmoshow | June 10th, 2007 at 9:26 am
What is sad now is that Syria is marketing a big lie: Come and try Syria and you will find that it’s like Lebanon and maybe better. When tourists get used to it, they will come back every year…They forget that Lebanon is a quite different experience.
14. N10452 | June 12th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
bassita ya Marc,
We parked in the best place ever in Gemmayze .. Think positive my friend .. things will only get better :D
15. the sweet smell of smegma | June 13th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Voila! it’s still all looking so retro-chic it reminds me a little of Salem Mubarak Street back in the winter of 1989, flashback to 13th December 1989.
Sometimes, I say to myself, will the Beirut of 1957 ever return? And the answer is always yes, but in a different city each time.
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