After walking the corniche, we headed back to the hotel for a quick coffee, where Savannah continued her trend of making friends wherever we go. The hotel staff was great with her. Every time we walked through the lobby or coffee shop she was given biscuits (crackers) and macaroon cookies. They also let her play with the phone and color on hotel notepads. It was great entertainment for her although she is going to begin to believe that everyone should fuss over her when she enters a room!
Before dinner we grabbed a quick beer at a local pub. There is a huge French influence in Beirut so the pub had more of a European feel to it, but yet reminded us of a pub you would find on the corner in Chicago. After dinner, Chris insisted that I go with some of his coworkers for a few drinks while he took Savannah back to the hotel for a bath and bed. After a few days on my own he wanted me to have some time out, it wasn't nearly as fun without him, but was fun to experience a little night life.
There are a few people from Chris' office still in town so we went to an Armenian restaurant with them for dinner. It was fabulous. Lots of new dishes to try but everything was amazing (although Savannah stuck with the hummos and goodies that I brought along for her!). Like other Arabic food ut is served mezze or small plates of hot and cold food to share. Luckily, we were with people who could order for us, which was also helpful.
Before dinner we grabbed a quick beer at a local pub. There is a huge French influence in Beirut so the pub had more of a European feel to it, but yet reminded us of a pub you would find on the corner in Chicago. After dinner, Chris insisted that I go with some of his coworkers for a few drinks while he took Savannah back to the hotel for a bath and bed. After a few days on my own he wanted me to have some time out, it wasn't nearly as fun without him, but was fun to experience a little night life.
We had a great first day in Beirut!
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