Photo: Tripoli Souk, Lebanon

Old Tripoli (Ṭrāblos, in Arabic) souk, Lebanon; interior view, looking out.

It is long and dark and seems to continue forever. I will always remember the smell...a pungent mixture of sewage (being below street-level), animals, raw meat (from the open-air butchers), produce, baked sweets, animals, stagnant water & mud (from the rain while I was there) and body odor. Congested with people, this tiny alleyway souk is the hub of daily life. A wonderful memory. :)

Canon EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi

Canon EFS 18-55mm. lens

Tripoli, Lebanon

11.14.2007