Thursday, July 20, 2017

Our Lebanese "COUSINS"


So EXCITED that I couldn't even sleep this morning! I snap chatted the kids to see if they were awake and no one replied.  I flipped and flopped and finally decided to get up and go out on the balcony to read. 



It was so beautiful watching the city wake up. 



I finished reading my book written by a doctor friend of ours who came over from Lebanon. It is so hard to grasp the thought of Oney leaving everything he knew behind and coming to America to make a better life. What a fine, brave, strong, man. 


Finally, I couldn't take it any longer. I went and woke Judson up. We went down to the cafe and had breakfast overlooking the Zatunay Bay and Yacht Club Area. The view was amazing. 



We went back to the room, everyone got dressed and we set out on our tours for the day. We had a day jam packed with sight seeing. We had a wonderful guide who stayed with us the whole day and she really made it fun! We went to Harissa, Jounieh, Byblos and the Jetta Grotto. You will have to google these things...too much information to explain and write about. 

Harissa..."Our Lady of Lebanon", 


Lunch at Pepe - in Byblos 






Did we mention how HOT it is in Lebanon right now???




We had a hell of a dinner with Ghada Farha Naifeh and her husband Kalifa. Don't have time to give all details now. But we really enjoyed our night.  Khalifa Naifeh told us this was one of the happiest days of his life.  Apparently Oney (the original Oney)was in his wedding in 1973 in Marjayoun.  His 12-year-old and 10-year-old grandsons were brilliant and never stopped the conversation with our kids.We brought them Charms blow pops and Naifeh's t-shirts and Yetis cups as a small token of appreciation for entertaining us. He loved the t-shirt with "his name" on it. How cute is he??? Wonderful memories made tonight! 








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