I was watching a documentry the other day about Lebanon, and they said that most people are from the southern part, Tyre or Sidon.
Are these cities the ones that were attacked in 2006?
I hope no one had families there.
Also I was planning on visiting Lebanon this summer and I was wondering if some of the lebanese guys on here could tell me which cities are the nice ones to visit?

I wanna visit the ones that have a lot of history or something to see, something to do.
How's the night life? Any info would be appreciated.

 

make sure u have a kevlar helmet, BPV etc

 

good luck with your trip

 

just wear a yamaka and u'll be fine

 

the tyrants bombed the southern suburbs of beirut and some locations within the city itself....tyre or sidon should be safe largely. the lebanese are courteous and friendly...and as long as you mind your own business...you should be fine.

 

i hope my tax money doesnt have to pay for your dumb *** to get evacuated

 

Well I haven't been back there for a long time, but the south is mostly small villages, with beautiful scenary, you can visit some of the old temples, also the beach where that huge rock is!

here are some cool links(other then the obvious beach araes)

http://www.travel-to-lebanon.com/eng...ttractions.htm

http://www.galenfrysinger.com/lebanon.htm

http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001143.html

 

 

No doubt there are some very scenic places to go.

 

 

Thanks guys.
What are some of the other cities that I can visit other than Beirut and Tyre?

 

go to a city called Balbak....it has the historic ruins from the Roman Empire era....here's a link to a pic..
http://www.sacredsites.com/middle_ea...on/baalbek.htm

and they have local shops with AMAZING food...ask for something called SFEEHA when in Balbak (they are renouned for making the best in the country)...It's basically oven cooked bread with minced meat and fine diced onions(doesn't sound appealing but it is!) ....you will LOVE IT....

if you want night life...you want to go Mono st; its in Beirut...a part of town called ASHRAFEEYEH (are you writing this down! cuz it's hard to remember all these names) lots of clubs/bars......

make sure you visit the beaches.....they are in the town of JOUNYA....it's a whole strip of beaches....ask how to get there...15-20 min drive from Beirut. hmmm...i dunno what else to tell u...ask if u need more info.

Either way you'll really like it there...local ppl are really friendly......enjoy your trip!

 

Thanks for the info man. Yea I wrote those down.
I'm gonna stand out big time! lol
Are they friendly with tourists? Does everyone there speak english?
Is your family from Beirut?

 

Very friendly ppl.....especially when they know you are a tourist...they are friendly.

Shop owners might speak English...broken english...lol

but ppl that work at beaches and clubs are fully capable of carrying a conversation...they usually hire younger ppl...20-25 yr olds who speak English ... so you won't have any trouble communicating

I am imagining the beaches right now...they are beautiful

if you have a chance go to a beach called JANNA.... JANNA means heaven in Arabic and it truly is....its absolutely GORGEOUS and the food is amazing

make sure you eat 2 things when in Lebanon...SHAWARMA and MANOOCHEH (this is something you eat at breakfast) It's oven baked bread with cheese or something we call Za3tar (not sure what it is in English) but you'll LOVE IT

and food is cheap

$1 CD = 1000 liras.
$1 US = 1500 liras

to give you an example.....2 shawarma sandwhichs with a drink and fries will cost you maybe 4000 liras.....

you can get a bottle of juice for 500 - 750 liras....thats 0.75!
entrance into a beach will cost you between 10,000 - 15,000 liras....which is not bad considering you can stay there all day and bake in the sun and swim all you want and they have events @ night....

take pics! when u planning on going?

 

WOW it's pretty cheap there. I'm happy about that.
Yea I'm definitely gonna have some Shawarmas.

Sounds like you wanna go there lol

I'm planning on going sometime in August. Not sure when exactly yet. I'm planning on going there for about 2-3 weeks, that should be enough time.

So the cities that I'm gonna visit are Beirut, Tyre and Balbak so far. Any other ones?

 

go to the mountain area....very nice night life there as well..the city is called Aley...

more relaxed though...like you'll chill @ a nice cafe till 4 am smoking sheesha outside with live music and stuff....its rammed at night....and the weather there is beautiful @ night...whereas it's still hot in Beirut

 

Got it. I like mountains.
I'm not big on the sheesha but we'll see how it goes.

One of my coworkers just now was telling me that the girls there are aggressive lol

 

Go get a visa and come to Cyprus for a week or weekend if you go to Syria, we are only 100k's west of there! and it's the European vacation hot spot! if you do come, stay in Agia Napa if you want to party it up!