The Wandering Scot
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Syria
Lebanon 2010
Jordan
Baalbek
Sidon
Tyre
Chouf Mountains
Beirut
Baalbek
Baalbek Site Entrance
Temple of Jupiter Columns
Jupiter + Scotsman
Jupiter: Column bases.
Temple of Bacchus
Temple of Bacchus
Jupiter: Columns
From temple of Bacchus
Jupiter: Giant Foundation Blocks
Bacchus: Entrance
Bacchus: Interior
Bacchus: "Fallen Keystone" Gateway
Bacchus: "Fallen Keystone"
Old Entrance??
Temples & Mountains
Mr-the-Chief-Hezbollah Poster
Central Lebanon Hills
Sidon
7 m. South of Beirut
Sidon Sea Castle
Sidon Sea Castle
Sidon Harbour, from Sea Castle
Great Mosque (?)
"Castle of St Louis"
Tyre
Al Baas, City Gate
Ancient Hippodrome
Spine of Ancient Hippodrome
Turn Marker
(Restored) Ancient Bleachers
Tyre Waterfront
Al Minna, Colonnaded Way
Ancient water sports pool??
Entrance colonnade from Ancient Harbour
Wild Poppies
Lush greenery, outside Tyre
Banana farm, near Tyre
Blue bags protect ripening fruit
Chouf Mountains
Green mountains. 6 m. W of Beiteddine
Beiteddine: Main Courtyard
Beiteddine: Middle Courtyard
Beiteddine
Christ-themed Mosaic
Duck Mosaic
Stags Fighting
Geometric Mosaic
Beiteddine: Green Hills
Moukhtara: Mountain View
Jumblatt Palace: Entrance
Jumblatt Palace
Jumblatt Palace View
Jumblatt Palace: detail
Chouf Cedar Reserve
Chouf Cedar Reserve
Chouf Cedar Reserve
Chouf Cedar Reserve
Ancient Cedar
Beirut
Bustling Construction
Bustling Construction
Clocktower, Place de l'Etoile
Lebanese Parliament
Martyrs Square Monument
Mohammed al-Amin mosque
Mohammed al-Amin mosque interior
Rafiq Hariri Tomb
Al Omari mosque interior
Formerly a Crusader church
St George Cathedral
Former Holiday Inn
Rafiq Hariri Statue
(Near where he was assassinated.)
Hariri Assassination Marker
Clustered bronze Lebanese flags
National Museum
Portrait Mosaic
Persian-style column head
Fine "Europa & Bull" mosaic (3rd c AD)
Ornate Sarcophagus End
Syria
Jordan