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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Byblos - Lebanon

If you have very limited time to spend in Lebanon, Byblos should be the place for you to visit. Located on the Mediterranean coast 42 km. north of Beirut, this beautiful town has it all...History, sea, sunshine, shopping, eating and relaxing...

It is founded around 5000 BC and believed by many to be the oldest continuously inhabited city..

Eğer Lübnan'da geçirecek zamanınız azsa, Biblos mutlaka ziyaret etmeniz gereken yer olmalı. Beyrut'un 42 km kuzeyinde yer alan bu güzel Akdeniz kenti herşeye sahip. Tarih, deniz, güneş, alışveriş, güzel yemekler..


MÖ 5000 yıllarında kurulduğu düşünülen şehir, pek çoklarınca üzerinde sürekli yerleşim olmuş en eski kent olarak kabul ediliyor..





It is also amazing to learn that the cedar trees used in the construction of the pyramids in Egypt had been sold from here by Phoenician merchants..
It's small port dated to the Roman period is still welcoming small boats...

Mısır piramitlerinin inşasında kullanılan sedir ağaçlarının buradan Fenikeli tüccarlar tarafından gönderildiğini öğrenmek şaşırtıcıydı. Roma döneminden kalma küçük limanı ise ufak tekneler hala hizmet veriyor.





The place to eat in Byblos is the famous Pepe's Fishing Club .In its hey day Pepe's was a major celebrity hang out and faded black and white photos of Bridget Bardot and Frank Sinatra on the walls are a reminder of the golden days of Lebanon.

Although the shrimps I ate made me spent most of the night at the bathroom, it is still a very good place to go. Fantastic view, good service but just pick carefully..

Biblos'da yemek yenecek yer Pepe's Fishing Club. En parlak döneminde ünlülerin uğrak yeri olan restoranda, duvarlara asılı siyah beyaz resimlerin arasında Bridget Bardot ve Frank Sinatra gibi sanatçıları görmek, Lübnan'ın altın çağına bir gönderme yapıyor.


Benim yediğim jumbo karidesler, gecenin büyük kısmını tuvalette geçirmeme neden olduysa da, muhteşem konumu, özenli servisi nedeniyle hala gitmenizi tavsiye ederim. Sadece yediklerinizi biraz dikkatli seçin..







6 comments:

  1. Nice places you visited here! I'm back from my own trip to Japan and I'll start to blog soon. I will start with the few hours I brought in Istanbul. Unfortunately it was not possible to go to the park I thought aboutbut I was at Gulhane park and took the tuluip photos for you, as promised:)

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  2. I love the pictures of the port and of course from the restaurant:)

    Life and travelling
    Cooking

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  3. What a fabulous place! It looks like you had a wonderful time there.
    Have a nice week! (what's left of it:) )
    Jenniferxox

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  4. Lovely photos, Aysegul. It's good to see the two of you enjoying yourselves in such a wonderful place.

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  5. So much history here! Love the building blocks...

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