A placeholder & links covering the whole journey can be found through the link here and below:
Left Byblos late because Daisy was asking George so many questions.
It is at this point that I need to tell you about George, who was a very patient concierge at the hotel Byblos Sur Mer. We had a few problems and George helped to sort them out. As independent travellers, we wanted to know a few things about the locality and George was very informative.
After Daisy’s especially lengthy interrogation of George alluded to in the above comment, we didn’t see George again during our stay. I supposed that he had been hospitalised with nervous shock or at the very least had jacked in his job.
Every hotel should have a George and indeed, since our stay at Byblos, Daisy and I refer to the especially helpful person that Daisy finds as “George”, regardless of their real name and/or gender.
Went off to Anjar – wonderful Umayyad ruins –
…then on to Baalbek – stunning temples of Jupiter and Bacchus (Venus?). Shown round by Mohammed himself [driver Bassam had to engage a local guide for us despite my prior familiarity with the place].
…Went on through Zahlé stopping at Ksara winery. Tasted and bought.
…Then quick shawarma and falafel in Chtaura before scenic drive through hills back to Byblos.
…said goodbye to Bassam. Dined in hotel.
All of the Lebanon photos in our album can be seen here and below:
