On the Way Home

Not surprisingly, the horrible accident in Beirut has me thinking about the trip I made there years ago. It was when I was on my sabbatical ...

Those are the words of a Beirut taxi driver describing Americans - and I would be hard-pressed to come up with a better description (at lea...

An absolutely delicious mango ice tea that I enjoyed in a nice restaurant right next to the ruins in Byblos, Lebanon. The shot was taken r...

Guess I've had the film Casablanca on my mind (another obscure reference). If you're ever in Byblos, Lebanon, you have to stop at...

If you visit Beirut, and you should, be sure to check out the Corniche. I know that we think in the US that no sane person would ever go t...

"In the unlikely event of a Christmas tree landing . . ." I don't know why I find this picture so funny, but I do. It is t...

And I even had some cake (now there is an obscure film reference). Beirut itself does not have many areas of natural beauty, although the C...

I guess after that last depressing post I needed to put up something a little happier before getting back to work. Well, maybe posting pic...

Holiday Inn. And, sadly, not the Christmas-time classic movie. While in Beirut I stayed right around the corner from the iconic Holiday I...

Here are a couple shots from a pretty little seaside cafe in Beirut where I stopped for a cup of coffee. You can get a sense of the swe...

I am very far behind in my blogging duties, but have absoloutely no time to even think about it now. Between two new preps and administrati...