- Day 7 E-Mail & Photo Sampler -
Tripoli - Island Swimming, Citadel, Grand Mosque, Souk, Casino
today took car from hotel and visited Tripoli. stopped at boat harbor and took tour into Mediterranean. there are some micro-islands off coast. went snorkeling and got pictures of pretty little fishies. all rock, no coral, but lots of fun. very salty.
went to the Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles and wandered through immense huge pile of rocks, rooms, and battlements. Was quite amazing. then on to the great old mosque built on top of crusader ruins. went into the souk (shopping area) and wandered through the narrow streets/alleys. found remnants of old Turkish bath. visited the gold and jewelry stands. special visit to copper/brass smithy. cute little tyke gave us a tour of the back area where all the work was done.
too tired to send pictures, but they are amazing...
stopped in Tripoli for interesting meal at famous confectionary, Hallab & Sons. they can have their stuff shipped via DHL to states in 2 days max (Oh boy are we in trouble!). next stop was swing by "Club de Lebon" famous casino a'la Monte Carlo in its hay-day. was closed so we do not need a second mortgage ...
stopped at ABC, major upscale department store/mall. got loot.
home and soon to bed.
leave tomorrow night at midnight, is hard to believe this trip is almost over, has been incredible.
love to you all...
-patrick & keith
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| castleonrock? - on the way to Tripoli in a valley wash is this amazing old pile of rocks, will have to look up where exactly and what it is. | under the sea in the Mediterranean. little fishies and littler fishies, nice water, more salty and buoyant than the Pacific | stopped in restaurant in Al-Mina, the seaside harbor of Tripoli and had coffee and nice place. Third generation owner along with his kitty cat, Cee-Cee. | coppersmithy - back of the shop in the souk, private tour of smith shop that makes the distilleries for arak, the traditional alcoholic drink of the area |
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| gold souk - area of the bazaar where all the gold smith's aggregate - interesting but we did not buy, oh darn! | the front counter at the "oriental sweets" shop & restaurant, Hallab & sons, famous for Lebanese pastries. |
SEE DAY 7 PHOTO ALBUM FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS DAY.