Well, I am NOT much of a shopper...but the cousins havent had a real day to shop til ya drop. We are very near the Armenian section of Beirut, and they offer the endless jewelry stores......primarily gold. Julie and Cindy had already ventured there while Su and I were finding relatives. They even knew which store would be the best. So off we went and looked at various stores until we came to the one they had liked. And I agree...it was great... we all bought gold! Oh yeah. They do custom work, and that was great as we will go back today to pick orders. Some very nice purchases. They even brought us coffee. Lebanese coffee is very strong.....
I bought a solid gold “tree of Lebanon” which is on their flag and a symbol of the country. I love it!
We did spend a lot of time there and became very hungry......
We were all tired of Lebanese food...even tho it is so healthy and delicious.....we just wanted a burger and fries! We were practically next door to the best burger place in the area..... so.... we ordered and indulged and it was worth every cent of the 3.00 $. Yep.cheap eats, but yummy.
Had an interesting Uber ride back to our apt, as the driver had left Leb during the war years and lived for 30 years in Sweden. He very much wanted to go back to that Nordic country.
After a bit of R&R, we hit the streets again window shopping and exploring.....oh and it was happy hour..... so we went to our favorite outside tables, where the waiter remembers us and what we like to drink. It’s fun.
After a nice relaxing time, we sauntered down the way to an Italian place and ordered pizza! Guess we ARE done with Lebanese food for awhile.
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