Downtown Beirut

Monday night we took a trip to downtown Beirut and had the chance to go into some churches and mosques. It was incredible. The history here is fascinating. They are still uncovering more and more ruins every time someone wants to build something.  Then we all went to this amazing restaurant called El Balad. Talk about a feast. The food just kept coming out. We all thought it was over after the mezze, we were all severely mistaken. Even as vegetarians, there are endless options. We had two kinds of hummus, tzatzki, potatoes, veggies, tabouli, and so much more.

The past few days have been at school. Its awesome how much time we have to collaborate with our different teams, and set up our classes. I did have to throw out four or five boxes of junk that previous teachers have left in the room. My room is huge, and I have tables instead of desks which I love. The room is big enough for a couch and chairs in the back of the room even.

We got our cable hooked up yesterday, 200 channels, for 25,000 lbl a month, which is less than 20 bucks. There are American shows on there, but there is an issue with ESPN in Lebanon right now, we have heard rumors its coming back. There are a lot of other sports channels, Discovery, History, CNN, BBC etc.

 Here are some pictures.

The clock tower is a Rolex. Thats how we role. 

Blue Mosque at night

 Ryan's incredible picture

 From Martyr Square

 Inside a Mosque

 Under St George Church, found a few bodies

 Downtown Beirut, a lot of streets are shut off from traffic, which is really nice

 A wedding photo shoot

 Prayer times

 Ancient Roman Baths