Beirut Twilight Zone - May 7 2008

by 3 PM, the office was deserted... so i made myself a nescafe and waited it out till 5 - the internet was exceptionally fast.

5 PM, hunger strikes. close shop, head to the car. change into shorts, shirt, and birks - the chirping of birds was deafening... where'd they all come from?

where to eat? it's 5 PM... let's see if hamra's open.

3 minutes and i'm on bliss, at charlie's hotdogs (best hotdog in town).

ketchup, mayo, and a bit of mustard - oh and a pinch of onions pls.

yummmm, ok what's next... into hamra, past gefinor, and out onto bab idriss.

4 minutes and i'm in gemmayze. i drop into paul for a pastry - a raisin swirl?

get back into the car, and drive right up to spinout for a drink.

i park on the side of the street, and here i am writing to tell you that everything i've just done would have been impossible on a normal day in traffic jammed beirut.

what took me all of 7 minutes of driving, would have taken over an hour.

i thus dub today: BEIRUT TWILIGHT ZONE

tags: beirut, lebanon, lebanese, general strike, twilight zone, may 7 2008, story, anecdote, charlie's hotdogs, paul, pastry, raisin, diet coke with lemon, onions, mustard, ketchup, mayo, driving, cruising, traffic jam, government vs oppposition

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