Wednesday, April 28, 2010

mapping

Get your own map and come ask me where to go. There is too much cool stuff to put in a conceptual mapping project. Plus I still have no idea about what this project is supposed to be. Leiden is tiny so I am sure you can find your way around.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Artsy photo used for Bombed Buildings project.
Beirut is quickly reconstructing buildings which were not used or damaged during the 2006 war.
Traditional Lebanese dessert: flaky dough with almonds, pistachios and honey.
Kabab at local snack shop (Beirut).
Chicken from small shop in Beirut. All chickens are locally farmed.
Traditional bread stand popular through out Beirut.
Women crushing beans at Palestinian protest.
Man in Beirut at Palestinian protest. I liked him.
Fresh fish dish at a restaurant in Byblos, about and hour away from Beirut.
Evening by the water, Byblos, Lebabnon.
These are part of "Mezza", traditional snacks at lunch and dinner time.
Traditional flat bread, eaten at every meal. This bread us used as another tensile for most meals.
From top clockwise: baba ganoush, humas, labneh (condensed yogurt), fattoush (salad)
bullet ridden statue in Downtown Beirut
Huge Mosque in the Downtown are of Beirut.
Bombed building in the Downtown are of Beirut.
The same building in Downtown, different angle.

Post Beirut

Hello internet people. So I have not blogged since before Beirut because, to be honest, it was too much fun to spend any of the time in front of a computer screen. The weather was amazing the whole time, even in the morning when the rain would come for half an hour, the sun would still be peaking through. Not only was the weather a huge plus but the food was amazing as well. For one of my projects I chose to focus on traditional Lebanese cuisine, which is some of the best in the world. My second project was on building reconstruction post 2006 war. There are photos following.