Baalbek and Beirut, Lebanon, January 9-11, 2003.

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Baalbek's Roman ruins are the tallest in the world. The six remaining columns of the once massive Juniper temple stand 22 meters tall.
a6938_48.jpg		 The Temple of Juniper, Baalbek.
a6944_85.jpg		 The exterior of the Temple of Bacchus.
a6956_54.jpg		 Baalbek
a6962_17.jpg		 Baalbek
a6965_17.jpg		 The Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek.
a6972_32.jpg		 Gigantic blocks, Baalbek.
a6979_35.jpg		 Columns of the Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek.
a6984_17.jpg		 The Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek.
a6989_17.jpg		 The Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek.
a6990_28.jpg		 The Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek.
a7003_17.jpg		 Funerary relief, Baalbek Museum
a7023_50.jpg		 Beirut
a7056_17.jpg		 Beirut's memory
a7063_27.jpg		 Beirut's memory
a7064_27.jpg		 Downtown Beirut could be easily mistaken for a European city.
a7067_35.jpg		 The Mediterranean coast, Beirut
a7081_42.jpg		 The Corniche, a promenade lining the coast, is a popular spot for walkers and joggers. It is very similar to the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
a7084_85.jpg		 Starbucks in downtown Beirut.
a7087_24.jpg		 During the reconstruction of Beiruit, several archaeological sites were uncovered. The Roman site seen here in the middle of a bunch of office buildings has been turned into a park.
a7091_17.jpg		 Beirut
a7094_17.jpg		 The old and the new, Beirut.
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