{"id":1608,"date":"2009-08-26T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2014-02-11T14:24:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T12:24:55","slug":"trip-to-sannine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/trip-to-sannine\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to Sannine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1609\" title=\"1-break-the-routine\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1-break-the-routine.jpg\" alt=\"1-break-the-routine\" width=\"445\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1-break-the-routine.jpg 445w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1-break-the-routine-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1610\" title=\"2-fieldtrips-in-lebanon\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2-fieldtrips-in-lebanon.jpg\" alt=\"2-fieldtrips-in-lebanon\" width=\"447\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2-fieldtrips-in-lebanon.jpg 447w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/2-fieldtrips-in-lebanon-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4-about-sannine.jpg 446w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/4-about-sannine-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1613\" title=\"5-valley-of-skulls\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/5-valley-of-skulls.jpg\" alt=\"5-valley-of-skulls\" width=\"447\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/5-valley-of-skulls.jpg 447w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/5-valley-of-skulls-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" 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src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/7-toni-kiwen.jpg\" alt=\"7-toni-kiwen\" width=\"446\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/7-toni-kiwen.jpg 446w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/7-toni-kiwen-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1616\" title=\"8-sannine-view\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/8-sannine-view.jpg\" alt=\"8-sannine-view\" width=\"448\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/8-sannine-view.jpg 448w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/8-sannine-view-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1617\" title=\"9-love-lebanon\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/9-love-lebanon.jpg\" alt=\"9-love-lebanon\" width=\"448\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/9-love-lebanon.jpg 448w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/9-love-lebanon-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had an amazing time in Sannine! You could see Lebanon in all its width from the sea to the mountains of the Syrian borders. Lebanon has so many beautiful places to visit. It&#8221;s lovely to be the &#8220;tourist&#8221; from time to time. Especially when you live here and when you are too busy or caught up in routine to take the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameshallison.com\/\">casino jameshallison<\/a>  time for such activities. Lately I am finding my tourist friends informing me about Lebanon, how shameful! This trip has motivated me to put a limit to extra work, and to make an effort to enjoy the beauties of Lebanon on a regular basis. Thank you <a href=\"http:\/\/29letters.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pascal<\/a>\u00a0for the motivation! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Here are some sketches I drew while picnicking in an old abandoned farm near Baskinta. <span style=\"color:#888888;\"><em>(click to view in large size)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/your-sketches2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1621\" title=\"your-sketches\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/your-sketches2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"your-sketches\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/your-sketches2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/your-sketches2-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/your-sketches2-1024x795.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any suggestions for beautiful places to visit in Leb?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[39,115,130,465,675,736,776,915,1008,1104,1183,1188,1197,1221,1222,1242,1253],"class_list":["post-1608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-touring-lebanon","tag-afraid-of-heights","tag-baskinta","tag-bekaa","tag-fieldtrip","tag-lebanon","tag-maxime-chaaya","tag-mount-everest","tag-pollution","tag-sannine","tag-splendid-view","tag-toni-kiwen","tag-tourist","tag-trip-to-sannine","tag-vacation","tag-valley-of-skulls","tag-wadi-al-jamajem","tag-we-can-do-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5459,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1608\/revisions\/5459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}