A glance in the back mirror...

Going through the captures in my camera I found a couple of things that I would like to mention. I will start with this nice picture from the Arab Academy of Science & Technology in Alexandria the 15th of April. We were lucky to get to visit the academy on the day of their yearly parade as you can see on the picture.

17-18 April, Northern Lebanon
I also found some nice pictures from our first two days in Lebanon when Habib Saba took us for a road trip in the northern parts. In Tripoli we got to meet a group of Rotaracts guiding us through the traditional Khans (market places) where we also learned how soap is manufactured out of olive oil and caustic soda.

The evening was spent in Ehden where we were invited for a 25th Rotary club anniversary. An evening filled with live music and lots of food. The Arabic rhythms even tempted some stiff Scandinavians to start moving for a while.

After a good night’s sleep in the fresh mountain air we took off for a ride over the mountains. Stopping by a peaceful cedar tree forest and passing thorough 2-3 m snow walls on each side of the road we came out on the other side of the mountain viewing the Bekaa Valley. This road trip is one of my best memories of Lebanon and I believe I can speak for the four of us saying that we fell in love with Lebanon this day! After more beautiful view and some insect bites (!) the road finally took us to Baalbeck with some of the best preserved Roman temples in the world.