The Wandering Scot

An occasional travel journal.
 Syria

Lebanon 2010

Jordan  
  Baalbek   Sidon   Tyre   Chouf Mountains   Beirut

Baalbek

Baalbek Site Entrance, Lebanon 2010
Baalbek Site Entrance
Temple of Jupiter Columns, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Temple of Jupiter Columns
Jupiter + Scotsman, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Jupiter + Scotsman
Jupiter: Column bases., Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Jupiter: Column bases.
Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Temple of Bacchus
Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Temple of Bacchus
Jupiter: Columns From temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Jupiter: Columns
From temple of Bacchus
Jupiter: Giant Foundation Blocks, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Jupiter: Giant Foundation Blocks
Bacchus: Entrance, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Bacchus: Entrance
Bacchus: Interior, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Bacchus: Interior
Bacchus: "Fallen Keystone" Gateway, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Bacchus: "Fallen Keystone" Gateway
Bacchus: "Fallen Keystone", Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Bacchus: "Fallen Keystone"
Old Entrance??, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Old Entrance??
Temples & Mountains, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Temples & Mountains
Mr-the-Chief-Hezbollah Poster, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Mr-the-Chief-Hezbollah Poster
Central Lebanon Hills, Baalbek, Lebanon 2010
Central Lebanon Hills

Sidon

7 m. South of Beirut, Sidon, Lebanon 2010
7 m. South of Beirut
Sidon Sea Castle, Lebanon 2010
Sidon Sea Castle
Sidon Sea Castle, Lebanon 2010
Sidon Sea Castle
Sidon Harbour, from Sea Castle, Lebanon 2010
Sidon Harbour, from Sea Castle
Great Mosque (?), Sidon, Lebanon 2010
Great Mosque (?)
"Castle of St Louis", Sidon, Lebanon 2010
"Castle of St Louis"

Tyre

Al Baas, City Gate, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Al Baas, City Gate
Ancient Hippodrome, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Ancient Hippodrome
Spine of Ancient Hippodrome, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Spine of Ancient Hippodrome
Turn Marker, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Turn Marker
(Restored) Ancient Bleachers, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
(Restored) Ancient Bleachers
Tyre Waterfront, Lebanon 2010
Tyre Waterfront
Al Minna, Colonnaded Way, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Al Minna, Colonnaded Way
Ancient water sports pool??, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Ancient water sports pool??
Entrance colonnade from Ancient Harbour, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Entrance colonnade from Ancient Harbour
Wild Poppies, Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Wild Poppies
Lush greenery, outside Tyre, Lebanon 2010
Lush greenery, outside Tyre
Banana farm, near Tyre Blue bags protect ripening fruit, Lebanon 2010
Banana farm, near Tyre
Blue bags protect ripening fruit

Chouf Mountains

Green mountains.  6 m. W of Beiteddine, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Green mountains. 6 m. W of Beiteddine
Beiteddine: Main Courtyard, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Beiteddine: Main Courtyard
Beiteddine: Middle Courtyard, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Beiteddine: Middle Courtyard
Beiteddine, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Beiteddine
Christ-themed Mosaic, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Christ-themed Mosaic
Duck Mosaic, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Duck Mosaic
Stags Fighting, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Stags Fighting
Geometric Mosaic, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Geometric Mosaic
Beiteddine: Green Hills, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Beiteddine: Green Hills
Moukhtara: Mountain View, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Moukhtara: Mountain View
Jumblatt Palace: Entrance, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Jumblatt Palace: Entrance
Jumblatt Palace, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Jumblatt Palace
Jumblatt Palace View, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Jumblatt Palace View
Jumblatt Palace: detail, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Jumblatt Palace: detail
Chouf Cedar Reserve, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Chouf Cedar Reserve
Chouf Cedar Reserve, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Chouf Cedar Reserve
Chouf Cedar Reserve, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Chouf Cedar Reserve
Chouf Cedar Reserve, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Chouf Cedar Reserve
Ancient Cedar, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon 2010
Ancient Cedar

Beirut

Bustling Construction, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Bustling Construction
Bustling Construction, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Bustling Construction
Clocktower, Place de l'Etoile, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Clocktower, Place de l'Etoile
Lebanese Parliament, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Lebanese Parliament
Martyrs Square Monument, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Martyrs Square Monument
Mohammed al-Amin mosque, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Mohammed al-Amin mosque
Mohammed al-Amin mosque interior, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Mohammed al-Amin mosque interior
Rafiq Hariri Tomb, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Rafiq Hariri Tomb
Al Omari mosque interior Formerly a Crusader church, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Al Omari mosque interior
Formerly a Crusader church
St George Cathedral, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
St George Cathedral
Former Holiday Inn, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Former Holiday Inn
Rafiq Hariri Statue (Near where he was assassinated.), Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Rafiq Hariri Statue
(Near where he was assassinated.)
Hariri Assassination Marker Clustered bronze Lebanese flags, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Hariri Assassination Marker
Clustered bronze Lebanese flags
National Museum, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
National Museum
Portrait Mosaic, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Portrait Mosaic
Persian-style column head, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Persian-style column head
Fine "Europa & Bull" mosaic (3rd c AD), Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Fine "Europa & Bull" mosaic (3rd c AD)
Ornate Sarcophagus End, Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Ornate Sarcophagus End

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