'tis the Season...

November 10, 2007 / nicolien

... of political instability; people are leaving the country with no plans to come back. On a trip to the bank and the laundromat (together no more than 5 blocks away from my house), I came across no less than 4 cars for sale.

And if you think there is any other explanation for the onset of this car-sale-season, consider this one... (Translation, by Walid: "Jaajaa is out, Aoun is back, Sanioura has become greedy, Lahoud is staying, I am leaving, and the car is for sale." - the 4 mentioned are Lebanese politicians.)

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Symbolic?

October 17, 2007 / nicolien

Lebanon is almost halved; Palestine is torn to pieces; Hezbollah is resisting destruction. And these are only the flags...

Photo taken at the Lebanon - Palestinian/Israeli border; September 1st, 2007.

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Just when you thought you had seen everything...

September 18, 2007 / nicolien

... you run into this. A 4-wheel-drive go-kart with an M16-holder, parked on the sidewalk in Beirut. Just exactly what were they planning to do with that, I wonder?