A police officer & food worker in a heated debate about--what else?--Lebanon's political future. The green painting on the wall is the symbol for the Amal Movement, a militant Shi'a Muslim political party (and notable force in the Lebanese Civil War).
Croatian city of Dubrovnik endured months of blockade during the civil war that engulfed this small European nation in the 1990s.
Since the end of the war, city has gone through a period of rejuvenation and has become one of the top European tourist destinations.
Photo was captured from the old Imperial fortress high on top of Srd Hill, built during the Napoleonic invasion of the Dalmatian coast.
Stradun square in Dubrovnik's old town is really just a very wide street that makes an L shaped turn within the old city walls.
In the background you see the Srdj mountain rising above the city.
This beautiful cathedral is one of the many places you have to see if you visit Dubrovnik. It holds many beautiful paintings dating back to the days of the republic.
Tilt-Shift view of the ancient port city of Byblos (Jbeil), Lebanon. Viewed from the roof of the Crusader-era fortress overlooking the lucrative port (Mediterranean Sea).
Byblos was THE city of the Phoenician Empire (credited with the creation of the modern alphabet), and where our modern English words for "Bible" & Bibliography" are derived from.
Casa Batllo as dusk.... a stunning Gaudi architectural wonder from the early 20th century.