Gelato's Fruit Cocktail

I mostly go to Gelato to eat ice cream but i thought i try their cocktail this time. I ordered a large fruit wedges cocktail and it was really good, but what i could not understand is why it is so freakin' tall! You have to basically stand up to be able to eat it properly or hold it yourself. The chairs are also relatively low and the couches even lower. Still it was a…

Lebanon in really really old magazines

A friend of mine made me realize there are a lot of interesting things that can be found using the Google Books search feature. I did a search for Lebanon and I found a ton of mentioned of Lebanon in books and articles, too many to mention here but I have mentioned some interesting ones below as examples of what can be found. If only there was a way to copy all this stuff onto…
Lebanon

Rodger with a "d"

15 years ago
I have a friend whose brother is called Rodger and he insisted that it is Rodger and not Roger. When i asked him why adding the “d”, he said his parents insisted on adding the ...
Information

Odd Findings at Beirut Duty Free

15 years ago
On my way to Russia last week, i had two hours to waste at the Beirut Duty Free so i walked around checking out stores. Next to the Tumi bags stand, i was checking out ...
Critiques

Lebanon is out!

15 years ago
The Lebanese National Basketball team continued its humiliating streak and lost to Spain by 34 points (91-57) tonight and is therefore out of the world championships that are being held in Turkey. Spain is a ...
Food

Varouj Restaurant

15 years ago
Varouj is an incredible Armenian restaurant located in a tight backstreet of Bourj Hammoud in Lebanon. The place is tiny on the inside with only 4 tables and the restaurant is run by a father ...
Lebanon

City Mall hand dryers

15 years ago
Has anyone noticed the hand dryers in the City Mall bathrooms? They have Dyson AirBlade’s installed which are incredibly powerful and very fun to use. Next time you pass by City Mall you have to ...
Lebanon

New Zealand humiliates Lebanon 108-76

15 years ago
Looks like our guys are still resting from their first win of the tournament. It sure looks like their first win was indeed a surprising one when compared to the next two games that followed. ...
Lebanon

Concrete truck breaks the law and gets away with it

15 years ago
BloggingBeirut posted a video up of a truck drive in Mansouria that broke a few laws on his way to a construction site and then got away with it. Even the two cops in the ...
Lebanon

Mar Charbel in Russia

15 years ago
While i was checking out the duty free in Moscow airport on my way back, i saw a Russian paper with Mar Charbel’s picture on its front page. I have no clue what the paper ...
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