Lebanon

Watching the demonstrations in Beirut on the news this weekend made me think back to a brilliant time I spent there in 2009 and how things have changed.

Lebanon is a beautiful country, the people welcoming and the food delicious. My mom has always told me that Beirut was called the Paris of the Middle East prior to the civil war from 1975-1991.  And even though the country has seen conflict in the years post the civil war, the Lebanese are a resilient people. I hope that the current unrest is temporary and a hurdle that the country will overcome shortly.

Some of the photographs I took during those 3 marvelous weeks are a true testament to the country’s beauty and resilience.