Looking at that road scene made me wonder what sort of cars predominate in Beirut. Here in Sydney we have V6 American cars (Holden, Falcon by GM and Ford respectively) or the 4 cy Japanese Toyota, Nissans with a few South Korean and a few European cars thrown in for good measure. The colours are dominated by black, white and grey.
There are cars from all over here--tons of decades-old mercedes sedans function as cabs (usually), there are contemporary peugeot, citroen, opel. American cars (usually SUVs, but not always), asian cars honda, hyundai, toyota, etc.
There are also a shocking number of fararris, bentleys, etc. too. Honestly.
Everybody's looking for something. Mary Ann is looking for the real Beirut, whatever that means. These are the photos she takes along the way.
You can browse around the archives here or check out her other blogs. There's one from a few years ago, back when she blogged about art. And then there's another from '09 when she lived in St. Louis (USA).
Indeed, the way home at the end of a day's work.
ReplyDeleteLooking at that road scene made me wonder what sort of cars predominate in Beirut. Here in Sydney we have V6 American cars (Holden, Falcon by GM and Ford respectively) or the 4 cy Japanese Toyota, Nissans with a few South Korean and a few European cars thrown in for good measure. The colours are dominated by black, white and grey.
There are cars from all over here--tons of decades-old mercedes sedans function as cabs (usually), there are contemporary peugeot, citroen, opel. American cars (usually SUVs, but not always), asian cars honda, hyundai, toyota, etc.
ReplyDeleteThere are also a shocking number of fararris, bentleys, etc. too. Honestly.
Ah, this is the road to my home too :)
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