We felt like cheering when we got off the plane and our luggage had made it to Beirut. We were prepared for it to be gone. We had the best possible person in Immigration/Customs. He was super friendly and really engaged with the kids and made them feel comfortable and at home. He spoke with them about their heritage and Lebanese roots. It is so nice going somewhere where they actually know how to spell your name and pronounce it correctly!
We went straight to the Four Seasons, checked into our hotel, and freshened up to go out for the night. All of us have never been so happy to have a shower and fresh set of clothes to put on our bodies. I had been wearing some of the same clothes since Saturday morning. I packed two outfits for everyone in case our luggage didn't make it- everyone but myself! I forgot about myself!
We decided to dress up in our coordinated outfits, go to the Roof Top for drinks, take pictures, and the go to our dinner reservations at the Grill. Smiling for the pictures wasn't hard to do because we were all so HAPPY to finally be in Lebanon.
Judson ordered us a well deserved cocktail!
After dinner, we decided to go to Arabesque, the shishah lounge, to absorb a little Lebanese culture. We all had a good time with it...
SO THANKFUL that we made it today. We had a wonderful first day in Lebanon. The kids already want to come back!
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