We had a holiday last week (October 2nd - 8th) for the Eid al Adha also known as the Feast of Sacrifice. This is a Muslim holiday that honors Ibrahim's (Abraham) willingness to sacrifice his promised son, Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of submission to God. We had a quiet week and chose to just spend time relaxing around Beirut.
One day, Tim, Janna and I walked up to a park that was renovated last spring. What a treat. Here are some pictures of our time at the park.
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| In the center of the park is a pool with a fountain that turns off and on. |
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| Around the fountain are trees that have grown together with benches underneath. |
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| These were sinks to wash in. Not sure why they were there but they were clean and pretty. |
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| The walkways were very nice. |
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| There were 3 playgrounds in the park. Janna enjoyed them. |
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| She was nervous about climbing over the cargo net but after the first time she was a pro! |
Then, we had a wonderful dinner on the balcony and enjoyed the great weather, the moon rising and the sun setting.
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| Very relaxing. |
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| This was opposite of the sun setting. |
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| By the way, this is the "famous" Holiday Inn from the war that happened here in Lebanon... |
We then decided to go up onto the roof and get a few more pictures.
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