Beirut – our taste of the Western world in the Middle East
Saturday, May 13th, 2006
We arrived into Beirut, thrilled to get a taste of city life with some Western-flare, something we haven’t experienced since leaving Taipei months ago. Upon arriving in Beirut, I was thrilled to find that the airport bathrooms were pristine, smelled like roses and had toilet paper – not just one but TWO rolls for me to choose from! They were heaven on earth after months of having to making sure to always have tissue or TP with me and learning the art of deactivating my sense of smell without asphyxiateing myself every time I entered a public toilet. Not only were the city’s public bathrooms clean, but we also basked in some of the simple pleasure’s that we’ve been missing while being on the road. [read on]
Shan