Tag: “Port”

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  1. Port El Kantaoui

    The harbour at Port El Kantaoui

  2. The Dali Triangle

    The stunning landscapes and peaceful enclaves north of Barcelona have long been celebrity haunts and vacation favorites. But among the mountains and waters of the Costa Brava also lies the Dali Triangle, which consists of three significant places in the l

  3. Tour de l'horloge

    The tour de l'horloge, or clock tower, is located at the old port of Montreal. It is free to walk into the clock tower and climb the 192 stairs to the top of the tower which offers panoramic views of Montreal and the St.

  4. Bodrum Castle

    January in Bodrum. The Bodrum Castle seen in the photograph, Castle of St.

  5. Tripoli Housing, Lebanon

    View of Tripoli (Ṭrāblos, in Arabic), Lebanon; as seen from Tripoli Castle (The Fortress of St. Gilles--built in the 12th century BC by the Phoenicians).

    Canon EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi

    Canon EFS 18-55mm.

  6. 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.

  7. Tyre, Lebanon

    Tyre ("Ṣūr," in Arabic) is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon. With 117,100 inhabitants, Tyre juts out from the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and it is located about 80 km (50 mi) south of Beirut.

  8. Historic Port, Quarter & Souks

    The city we know as Byblos in the Western world is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon, called Jbeil (جبيل Ǧubayl) in Arabic. It is believed to have been founded around 5000 BC, and according to fragments attributed to the semi-legendary pre-Trojan war Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it was the first city ever built, and even today is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world.

    It is mentioned in the Bible in 1 Kings 5:32, referring to the nationality of the builders of Solomon's Temple.

    So, it's old.

  9. Quai de l'horloge

    The old port in Montreal and the Tour de l'horloge, or the Clocktower.

  10. View of Montreal

    A view of Montreal and Mount Royal in the background from the Tour de l'horloge.