The Corniche is a seaside promenade that offers fabulous views of the Mediterranean Sea as well as the Old Town. The the east there are views of Mount Lebanon but the city is very hazy, foggy and filled with smog so we could never see the mountain range during our walk down the Corniche.
The Corniche also runs along Old Town which basically is the section of town that hasn't really been rebuilt since the civil war so it is filled with bombed out buildings, run down buildings and buildings with bullet holes. It definitely reminds you that not every where looks like Dubai!
The Corniche also runs along Old Town which basically is the section of town that hasn't really been rebuilt since the civil war so it is filled with bombed out buildings, run down buildings and buildings with bullet holes. It definitely reminds you that not every where looks like Dubai!
The traffic in Beirut is known to be awful and during this first outing we can occur. The traffic is always bumper to bumper, there are crazy drivers who honk at everything and only use the lanes as optional guidelines. It also seemed very loud and heavily polluted. There would be really expensive luxury cars driving next to cars that in no way would ever pass inspections in the US.
It was so interesting to see a "real" city that is obviously still rebuilding from its history.
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