On the way to Beirut, Lebanon and 1st night there

I was flying with Middle Easter Airlines, found the check in desk and left my bags. That day they were checking in hand luggage for free. Brilliant! After less than 10mins I was left with only a handbag and headed towards security which was uneventful. My next goal was to find some food as I hadn’t had anything to eat that day and it was already well past lunch time. I did a bit of shopping while looking for food, spoke to my dad, got some sushi and headed towards the gate.

The first indication of going to a war zone were the military staff and dogs guarding the gate. Continue reading