I woke up at 8 am and ate breakfast at the hotel. For Breakfast I drank Laban with an egg and tahini sandwich. This was 7 dollars. Afterwards I met up with the people I met yesterday and we went to Saint Charbel's from 11 am to 1 pm. Afterwards we went to eat lunch at Malena. At Malena I ate Kebab and rice with Baba Ghanoush . After lunch I went to the Souk and bought a variety of items. I bought a Traditional Carpet and a shirt that said I love Byblos and one that says I love Lebanon. It was 4 pm when I was done. I went back to the hotel and started to pack for Home. My flight was at 5:25 pm and I was once again seated next to the smelly guy. And yet again he had Hot dog with onions. When I landed the first thing I ate was McDonalds since I was Sick and tired of Arabic Food. When I went to Mcdonalds I got a 10 piece chicken nugget with a med fries and called it a day. Overall I got to say my trip to Lebanon was very successful and if I had another chance I would go Again.
I woke up at 8 and ate breakfast at the hotel at 9. I was given Traditional Lebanese cheese with tea and pita bread with Tahini. Afterwards I packed and found a cab to Byblos. The ride was kinda bad. The guy who took me was very mean and said I was rude.I decided since he was so mean I didn't tip him. The ride was 3 hrs and I got there at 3 pm and checked in at 4. I checked in at Byblos sur mer one of the best places in Byblos. At 6 I decided to eat dinner at the hotel. For dinner they gave me Chicken and tahini sandwich. This costs about 12 dollars. I decided to go to the Byblos beach at 8. At the beach I swam for a bit and met some people and they agreed to take e tomorrow to one of the most sacred places. The bed was very comfortable and nice. It was like the tempur pedic but you could adjust your comfort and stuff like that. That night I really didn't know what to expect I was so excited and happy. I really hoped the people who were taking me are not bad.
Today I woke up at approximately 7:30 because I was so excited to hit the slopes. I ate breakfast at the hotel which was Chickpeas and chicken with eggs.I finished breakfast at 9 so I decided to go and find an instructor. I finally found one when it was 11 so we started to the slopes. Skiing was so much fun but it took so long since I wasn't very experienced. We went to all the different slopes and I got to say it was amazing. I was so pleased I decided I should take the instructor to lunch since he did a phenomenal job . We went to a place called Rikkyz. At Rikkyz I got The foul (Chick peas) and Tabbouleh. It was good foo but not the best. Afterwards I decided to go to the spa to warm up since it is very cold on the slopes.It was 7 when the spa closed so I decided to go eat at Kara Y Fekhara. At Kara I ate Shawarma plate with rice and pita. After dinner it was 8 so I decided to sleep early so I could pack in the morning for Byblos.
To day I woke up at 7:30 and started to change into some clothes. The room service they had was so amazing at Knaan. They brought my breakfast to my room and they were so nice to me. They gave me Eggs and Sausage and tea. It was made very well and tasted very good. They charged me about 12 dollars. They even contacted someone to tour me the Temples of Baalbek. So we went to the temples and went inside the sites and it was amazing what they found. 10, 000 year old stone tablets. It was 2 after the tour was over so the tour director directed me to the best place in town Malek Al Vitamin. I got to say lunch was the best, I had kibbeh (Baked meat) with fattoush (Salad ) and a special yogurt drink called Laban. After wards it was 4 pm so I had to go back to the hotel and start packing. At 5 I called a cab and we left to Faraya. The drive was about 3 hours so I didn't have enough time to ski on the slopes so I went and checked into my hotel. The hotel the Cabbie Said I should check into is the Lodge inn. It was 8 when I checked in so I ate dinner at the hotel and called it a day.
I woke up at 8 and ate breakfast at the hotel once again.They gave me the same tea but with a egg fritata and Tahini. I asked is tahini very popular in Arabic Cuisine and they said it used with almost every Arabic dish. After breakfast I went to the beach for a couple of hours. At the beach I Swam, met new people and para sailed. The people I met there agreed to take me to one of their favorite restaurant for lunch. We took a cab at 1 to Dar Bistro. They recommended I get a Shawarma pita with fries. Then I went to my hotel to shower and get ready to go to Mim Museum. At the Mim there are so many gems which are so beautiful. Afterwards I went to Em Sherif again for dinner. At Em Sherif I had the chicken plate with Baba Ghanoush. After dinner it was 7 so I decided to pack and take a cab to my next location. It took an hour to get to Baalbek. I checked into Kanaan hotel at 9:30 and went to sleep.
I woke up at 9 and ate breakfast at the hotel. They gave me Eggs and Bacon with Tahini and Lebanese cheese. They also gave me traditional Arabic Tea that was so good it felt like I was drinking Heaven. After breakfast I went to the beach and found a tourist company that is going to take me through Jeita Grotto. When we first went inside the Jeita it was very creepy since it was very dark but it was so colorful. The Jeita is very big and long. There were so many sharp points I felt like one of the sharp points will fall on one of us but they didn't. When it was done I decided to take a cab to Abu Naim a restaurant in the heart of Beirut. I got Dolma: stuffed grape leaves with plain yogurt. This was about 10 bucks which was pretty cheap. Then I went to visit Hamra street to see the different markets. There were so many different trinkets for sale but I settled with a gold necklace and a shirt that says I love Beirut. Afterwards I went to Em Sherif for dinner. At Em Sherif I had Tabbouleh and hummus with fries/ chips. After dinner I was so full and tired I decided to go to sleep at 11.I woke up at 7 and I packed for the flight. When I got to O'hare at 9 there was so many lines I felt like everyone wanted to fly somewhere today. At 12 we started boarding and I was seated next to some old guy. He was so smelly since all he ate on the flight was a hot dog with onions it was disgusting. The flight was really bad I hope my trip is going to be good. We landed at 1 pm, the flight was about 17 hrs. When I landed I took a cab to Four points hotel and checked in at 3. The Four points hotel was very beautiful and Elegant. There was a fountain and there were so many people to. I decided to eat dinner at the hotel. They gave me Sharwarma with french potatoes. The potatoes were cooked in front of me. They used a cooking torch and made the potatoes look very Fancy. The dinner was about 30 dollars and afterwards the dinner made me feel like rich blood. After Dinner I went to the spa and stayed there for an hour. Afterwards it was and I decided to got to bed. When I got to my room the beds ended up being tempur pedic. When I hit that bed I slept so soundly.
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