Tripoli old souks - day two

these old souks are very close to where i work. 15 years ago, i used to go walk in there a lot. i lost this habit, got bored or got too much work. or it's just time. with years, the interest of discovery faded and i was only left with dirt, smell and ugliness.
it's good i have the double exposure to hide the surface of things, and go search beyond.

can you see how people look at me when i take photos? admit it's not easy to ignore!





this church ( it's name "the church of the Italians" and not the Italian church)
it's just facing my clinic. i took this image from the street but i could have taken it at eye level from our balcony.
I'm not really missing it, there... but i will soon be back. anyway.



this coffee boy walks in the city with his metallic carafes full of boiling coffee! not your "tasteless" western coffee :P , only the best Lebanese mixtures (in fact Brazilian brands)








streets and men. walls are not enough, i have to see people.
it was a Sunday.
in the old town, Sundays doesn't count, or barely. it only ends earlier, at work.
there are no day off. not totally, just two half days, Friday and Sunday.
that's hard!





this red rocking chair must belong to this girl. these are two images but literally could have been one.



birds and kids, on the roofs.

Tripoli old souks - day one

the last post was too difficult to make, combining 4 different walks.
i'm tired in the night, i will present to you the old Tripoli day after day.
anyway, it's seen better this way, otherwise, it's an overdose!

so it's day one, the day the sky was red and raining mud (you'd think it would rain blood, as red as it was)













i don't think any comment is needed.
just to say , who the F^^ this man is supposed to look like? not Lebanese, for sure.
mysteries of life.
and that day he was the only human i shot.

we'll maybe see typical natives in day 2