Normandy Hotel, Avenue des Francais, Beirut
A picture from the 1960s of the Normandy Hotel in Beirut. Via BeirutSpring
About Uncle Deek …
I am glad Danielle posted about Uncle Deek because I've been forgetting to talk about this place. To say it in few words, If I were the minister of Interior or head of the police or even a local police official in the Ain Mraisse area, I would do everything I can to close down this place because: 1- It does not have a Valet Parking but worse, it lets cars park randomly in front…
Humor
Enjoying traffic in Lebanon
15 years agoOne way for me to enjoy traffic in Lebanon is spotting drivers not in need of their mirrors. After all, I predict for the near future that they might come in as optional parts for ...
Humor
Elevators Maintenance in Lebanon
15 years agoYou read some funny warnings but this one is honestly scary and the ironic part is that the building has tons of offices and two known banks and is situated on Sassine Square in Achrafieh. ...
Lebanon
Joura on the Dora Highway
15 years ago[Source] Do we really need a pothole to have traffic every morning? Plus I just came from Jounieh and traffic was the same. ...
Blog Info
BlogBaladi Turns 1!
15 years agoBlogBaladi has officially turned 1! We turned one actually over a week ago but I didn’t think to check our launch date until Danielle posted about her blog turning one a few days back. In ...
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Old Lebanese saying: Shabrou2a
15 years ago[Source] I’ve been going to LAU for the past two years and I always check out places in the Quoraitem and Hamra streets on my way back, mainly cause I would be stuck in traffic. ...
Events
50th anniversay of the Cedar 3 rocket launch
15 years agoEvery few years, I see someone reminding us about the rocket a Lebanese professor called Manoug Manougian created some 50 years back at the Haigazian University. The rocket was called Cedar 3 and made it ...
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Lebanese Women Pissed by Ministry of Tourism campaign
15 years agoThe television campaign sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism and entitled “Lebanon blues” has angered a lot of Lebanese women who claim they are being portrayed in an indecent manner and that the Ministry of ...