Sobering South Lebanon: beauty and horror
Friday, June 6th, 2008
Al-Khiam Detention Center: Our guide was held and tortured here himself by the SLA (South Lebanese Army, allies of Israel) for over 4 years. He serves as a guide to the complex ever since. Now that I call strength.
Very much so.
Fatima Gate: the border between Israel and Lebanon. No pictures allowed…
Beaufort Castle.
Oregano sandwiches on the go. The old woman aged beautifully.
“To which massacre?”, the woman replies. We’re puzzled. They have two massacres in Qana. Again, a survivor shows us around and with him I flip through the most horrific set of photos ever: fathers holding up arms and heads of children, burned women. I buy his dvd to help support him, not to see more of it.
Beit ed Dine – President of Lebanon’s mansion in summer.
Awkward how the worst things can happen in the most beautiful places.
Al-Khiam Detention Center: Our guide was held and tortured here himself by the SLA (South Lebanese Army, allies of Israel) for over 4 years. He serves as a guide to the complex ever since. Now that I call strength.
Very much so.
Fatima Gate: the border between Israel and Lebanon. No pictures allowed…
Beaufort Castle.
Oregano sandwiches on the go. The old woman aged beautifully.
“To which massacre?”, the woman replies. We’re puzzled. They have two massacres in Qana. Again, a survivor shows us around and with him I flip through the most horrific set of photos ever: fathers holding up arms and heads of children, burned women. I buy his dvd to help support him, not to see more of it.
Beit ed Dine – President of Lebanon’s mansion in summer.
Awkward how the worst things can happen in the most beautiful places.