{"id":2950,"date":"2011-10-13T08:30:05","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T12:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2011-10-11T02:48:03","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T06:48:03","slug":"beirut-without-the-ping-pong-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/beirut-without-the-ping-pong-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Beirut (without the ping pong balls)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was a kid, the first thing that came to mind when someone mentioned Beirut was the image of a very dangerous, war-infested place. After all, from 1975 to 1990, civil war ravaged Lebanon and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. I honestly never saw myself stepping foot on Lebanese soil.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to 2011….<\/p>\n

The end of Ramadan was marked by Eid – a celebration in Islam. Not to mention, it brought with it a 5-day weekend! So to take advantage of this free time, Meg and I booked a last minute trip to Beirut, Lebanon. Each of us have coworkers who raved about the renaissance of the small middle eastern country so we decided, why not? <\/p>\n

The result – we are so glad we did. What a beautiful, historic country!<\/p>\n