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Back in Beirut 24 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm
Back in Beirut, and it is good to be back. Yes, regardless the latest bombings. I missed the Hummers and the Ferraris; some 6,000 kilometers on the road through Europe, and I saw a total of 0 (yes...
Annual Trek to the Motherland 25 Jun 2013 | 11:38 am
Yep, that would be me! The time has come again where I go for my emotional recharge to the Motherland (Holland, that is). Lebanon is a country that requires you to use all your senses, 24/7...
One Down 23 Jun 2013 | 02:10 pm
My oldest child graduated form high school yesterday. He got his diploma. When I started on this particular project, some 19 years ago, I had no idea the work it would involve. I kind of thought kids ...
Urban Jungle 21 Jun 2013 | 09:02 pm
Wow! Where are we? On holidays already? Hiking in some exotic place? No, this would be Rauche (West-Beirut) Now that I walk through my neighborhood (car still not fixed. I know I know...
More Old Stuff 19 Jun 2013 | 05:47 pm
Coming out of Mieh Mieh Since my car is still in the garage, some more 'old stuff'. Something I learned today. I knew that the V-sign (here shown by Lebanese soldiers returning from Mieh Mieh) is an...
My Balcony 18 Jun 2013 | 06:45 pm
Can’t do without a balcony in Beirut; most important part of the house some 8 months a year. This is where we chill every evening after a day at work & school (and pretty soon university). It’s BBQ...
Saturday Sailing 15 Jun 2013 | 10:05 pm
Sailboats in the marina of Beirut (Zaytouni Bay) We used to be a sailing nation. If you look at pictures of old Beirut, some 100 years ago, there are sail boats all over the place. And not as a recre...
Another Demolition Couch 14 Jun 2013 | 08:05 pm
When you notice one, you suddenly see them everywhere. Another demolition couch (although this one is at a construction coach, not a demolition site. I think I should make a collection of these.
On Rebar and Demolition 13 Jun 2013 | 06:04 pm
The building has been reduced to rubble. It was quite a classic apartment building, unfortunately. I have a friend in Holland who is an architect/engineer, and every now and then she needs to go to a...
And Even Less 9 Jun 2013 | 10:18 pm
This post is about nothing. You can stop reading now. She's not going to thank me for this, but thank god she is still too young to have discovered my blog. Ignorance is bliss. But for those that i...
