$10 Market hunt in Saida Lebanon
Hello, hello my friends and good afternoon from another video here in Lebanon the series continues and I'm very excited because we're going to a place that I've never been to actually most of the places probably 50% of the places I've shown you in this series so far I have not been to but more videos coming up soon guys are also places I haven't been so let me just tell you the place we're going to today is in southern Lebanon a lot of you guys have asked why have I not explored that much of Southern Lebanon well I've been to sewer now I've been to Jezzine and today we are going to Cedar with the boys we've got Fouad hey good morning and we've got Yad running guys and we are just arriving actually we took about uh two hour no probably an hour 15 minutes from uh Batroun got ourselves a nice cup of joe a cup of coffee on the way and uh now we're gonna be doing some afternoon exploring all around this beautiful beach town and so uh Fouad bro when was the last time you were down here uh less than a year less than a year okay I passed through Cedar though no no but when was the last time you explored side okay oh it's been a long time it's been a long time but one thing for sure Cedar is a special place in Lebanon history food sweets coffee oof and like look how beautiful it is and look at that Island over there also oh yeah we're gonna have to fly the drone over there guys so yeah you heard it from Fouad there's a lot to explore we're going to be showing you as much as we can of that and one thing I'll tell you whether it's sewer up here in Cedar you really get that amazing part where they know they have some of the best views in Lebanon so you have seating places to eat places to rip a shisha right there speaking of we've got them right there right along the water so we're going to be seeing what we get ourselves into but I can tell you it is going to be a fun afternoon here Cedar [__]. Found ourselves some parking here we have arrived hello hello Cedar it's been a while [__] let me tell you this guys we are taking a dive right into history when we got out 6,000 Years of Living Heritage Insider and if you guys don't believe me I believe what we're looking at will make you believe me all right we're starting out here [__] Grace four thousand uh who's got uh smaller bills you can do 100 all right I see no it's okay bro it's good yeah 15-20 . yeah take it off let's see all right we are entering wow all right all right why did we come here sooner bro no I'm just kidding the schedule's been busy guys but finally we made it and that's right yeah we got the Cannons here Fouad don't be sure fortified the castle yet we need some security here in the entrance all right so guys I'm gonna close the gate we're gonna have a good fortification let's go to defense forward March I'm gonna take that horse to the Old Town Road and I'm gonna ride to look at no more this Channel's turned into a karaoke Channel guys if you've been following along oh we should be scared you know why because everybody wants kung Fu fighting so guys to put in perspective 4,000 per person to enter that is I want to say like five cents maybe maybe 10 cents the current conversion rate on the uh the non-government rate so the black market rate is what it's called it's about 30,000 Lebanese Lira to one US dollar so four thousand is what the entrance is you do the math there I might be off by a few cents but as you can tell it's shocking how it's so inexpensive but here it is guys we are going to be entering in the sea castle we have entered the sea castle guys wow we've done a lot of ruins lately in some of these uh Lebanon uh videos here guys because there are so many and they're all so unique you can tell this one's probably uh taking such a hit when it comes to weathering because of all the salt water obviously it has a much stronger uh hit on the structures in terms of all of the erosion that uh that salt water can do to these types of structures but it looks like oh looks like we can actually take the stairs all the way up here I'm not sure if that's a renovation going on up there or what but I'm sure it takes quite a bit of uh effort to keep this place in such a beautiful condition all right guys we're gonna see where these uh stairs take us I think these were a new renovation based on the stone to the wood and yeah it looks like we've got the fishermen over there getting some food for the local restaurants and the dinner table and then in here what do we got going on oh all right this brings us inside what a beautiful place oh it looks like we even have some wooden catapults hello very beautiful leading up to wow look at this place bars on the Windows views of oh we had a bird fly out side on right there so far do you know why in some cases it's called Cedar versus Sidon is that two different names because this is like the Cedar beach Castle oh sorry Cedar uh castle Yeah the city is called sidon right yeah I think historically speaking it's called sidon at first oh okay and then now it's Cedar in some cases maybe if he's translated to Arabic like Spin and biblus you know okay multiple names then yeah that makes a lot of sense this Castle here has an interesting history what's the history behind it so the Crusaders built this Castle on top of a Phoenician temple on top of one yeah it was like such an important point for the Crusaders because it's one of the close cities to Jerusalem for them the Holy Land back in the early days like the medieval yeah yeah it is such an interesting place yeah because we're not so we're not too far from there how many kilometers would you say probably a couple hundred kilometers yeah something yeah yeah because this is Southern Lebanon. We're gonna check what this staircase leads us up to so we went to the first place which almost uh with those bars on the wind has almost kind of gave you this like Castle slash gel type of feel and then up here I think it brings us up to maybe some sort of like Terrace we shall see oh it's fascinating oh there's multiple places let's try going up this staircase first oh we're on top of the world here wow over there guys you can actually see the port a lot of uh these might be tourist boats but there's a lot of fishing boats that come in and out of here you even have a smaller yacht over there in some speed boats so a place where the city lives both on land and on the water gives it that Vibe but like a lot of the uh Lebanese cities you've seen but this one's got its own special unique vibe to it then leading over to this side here guys now you can see the coastline this will give you a good idea of how this city is laid out so all the way way back there there's a checkpoint to enter the city then you actually have I believe it's a soccer football stadium at the beginning you have a mosque there you have a lot of apartments and businesses lined along the road and then of course a massive massive pedestrian walkway right along the road that we were showing you at the beginning of the video and I can imagine that we'll find a lot of cool vibey restaurants like this one and I'm already liking it you can see a lot of solar panels on the top right there so they've got some sustainable energy coming in and it's uh really a beautiful spot that restaurant's calling calling my name I'm kind of hungry guys haven't really eaten too much uh yet today so yeah this kind of gives you a nice perspective of sidon and I believe after we show you guys a little bit more of the ruins here walk around in a couple minutes we'll actually be heading down into I want to say right there is where the souks are we'll show you some interesting stuff going on over there and uh that'll be our welcoming for you guys too Cedar. All right guys that was the castle for you now we're actually going to be going just a couple minutes away Walk This Way and then cross and we'll be right over there in the souks all right we got to do the crosswalk here gotta see how we can get across looks like we're gonna go for it in three two one boom We Made It we got the next Bill thank you thank you all right guys we have made it over to the souks here we go guys we're entering into the markets and uh oh we've got hats over here markets let's see what we got oh a candy shop might have to buy some right over here uh-huh they say guys you should never go shopping when you're hungry for candy but oh you know what this is chips where you oh no that's noodles bro that's noodles chips no I guarantee I bet you five bucks that's noodles we buy them we fry them then they turn out to be chips no that's noodles bro that's chips wow is it really guys comment below if you agree those look like noodles look at this guys these are this is my favorite type of candy people always ask what's your favorite type and I love the gummies I love the sours all of it all of it guys uh I want let's see here we want to go with this gummy this gummy this one uh oh yeah yeah a computer bag oh you speak English speak English perfect my friend I'd like to get a one big bag uh half kilo yes uh a mix uh some of the hearts oh yeah oh yeah uh-huh oh yeah we'll try one of these out thank you shut off now all right let's try them out bro hard oh they're good oh that is nice my friend very nice wow very flavorful yeah we'll need some of those oh yeah yep bro this is my guilty pleasure I live for these yeah how did you stay so skinny bro uh from walking around all day every day but hey this year I'm building a Lebanese belly uh oh yeah he's really loading us up there now that looks delish that is the full thing of them guys we've got a nice big bag and add there 60. no keep the change my friend thank you so much no change no change my friend thank you so much nice to meet you got ourselves a nice for 60 or more maybe 15 or 20 at the airport but we got this big bag for 60 000 which comes out to about two US Dollars we're gonna be chowing down hello all right guys we are a country boy yeah we are heading into the old souks here now I'm thinking it might be time to uh get a new pair I am in the market for a new pair of black shoes they've got some pretty nice ones here black on black oh I like these Nikes uh let's see what do you think for these bro yeah yeah good quality yeah 150k 150k deal uh do you have I don't know nine and a half in the U.S size what's the equivalent all right
actually okay so you guys you got to come down here to side on if you want to get yourself a nice New Pair of Shoes I was in the market for a new pair of black running shoes so we're getting them for a good price oh yeah we'll try these ones on then yeah all right let's see should we smoke Ahmed shut off now all right oh yeah these are fresh and you see they're gonna make me about an inch taller so I'm finally gonna be six foot and five eleven my whole life all right let's try this out oh I think those are gonna fit nicely oh yeah we got ourselves a match 150 yes thank you all right guys we are now a proud new owner of a pair of shoes here and uh 150 is about four us so got a nice price there oh it looks like yeah it's getting himself something guys looks like we might have to go for a Lebanese passport holder right there that looks kind of nice I might have to get that one this is the uh the shop you want to go to if you want to get a bunch of different items that seemed like oh yeah we've got the Lebanon Country emblem we've got the Cedars tree we gotta find the shop owner to see how much we can get this for guys I'll be an official uh passport holder for Lebanon here what can you uh maybe translate for me bro yeah what do you want I gotta figure out how I buy this all right what are you gonna ask I'm not sure yeah huh up here yeah uh 35k 35 all right to become a Lebanese past world you got a deal 35k all right it's fine yep I'm now loving his passport hold on bro yeah it's a little bit different than yours pleasure yeah now let's do it let's do it she was Mark George I mean uh shut off now guys goodbye goodbye yeah exactly yeah yeah it's kind of Blown Away with some of that arabic speaking Yeah yeah there you go my guys that you are Mr Lebanon you know bro oh we're doing a little shoe repair here we've got uh yeah yeah did you see him I'm loving his passport holding up yeah I got one yeah yeah exactly bro all right let's see what we're gonna be getting up up here next guys yeah foil's got a good point these uh these markets are pretty unique to the side on it's like walking through history yeah yeah it's super cool the nice part is here guys like you can find anything you need here whether it's clothing whether you know belts we've gotten obviously some sweets I'm sure there's a part of this area that's food when we first walked it you can get vegetables and uh yeah guys just so many uh so many different things we're gonna keep exploring through here he's out so we've got some uh socks right here Lacoste sucks 50 000. are you buying brows man no he's buying socks probably no pictures foreign guys I'm loving it down here the people are so welcoming so kind and they love love showing us the Lebanese Hospitality giving us really good prizes here walking to the market haven't even negotiated a single thing here because they're giving us great and honest prices which honestly I always appreciate that's why you probably noticed in some of the cases I've given a little bit of extra cash because I like to reward places where you can get otters good otters like this they produce their own otters here what's an otter like like a perfume ah perfume I usually wear cologne all right but here they produce them if you want and check out these I'm just giving them a hard time because then like the US you call like uh men's perfume cologne and then women's perfume perfume so here they call everything perfume so I always like to give them a hard time we're exchanging a bit I'm becoming American and he's becoming Lebanese yeah bro exactly guys as you can see we're spending some serious cash today but actually at a really good price so we're not actually spending too much and we're gonna get a lot for it oh we got the moped coming through here oh we got the electronics store all right what about the this one that looks like it's pretty nice yeah 75 75 oh we got a bargain then very good deal deal I definitely want one I've been meaning to get a Lebanese hat no change there Mystique tier just one please uh which one's better what do you think flawed I think the the one he's holding yeah yeah oh officially Lebanese there we go show us your passport please we've got to get this uh oh yeah adjusted oh yeah here we go um well that's gonna do the trick I can already tell oh yeah how's that one bro yeah that looks good hey welcome to the markets Mr Lebanon Nancy this one's pretty fresh what do you think no for me I'm okay uh Mercy all right I think this will do the job let's see ammo all right guys as you can see New Lebanon head Little Match well it's a little a little small for the head but uh hey just under three bucks good morning everybody that fits them pretty well guys good morning everybody right now we're vlogging around sidon yeah perfect beautiful place with my friend come on guys and with my friend yeah let's go let's go in this Alleyway all right guys I gotta tell you this experience is amazing it sounds good there bro yeah yeah you're a natural bro well it looks like the double camera no no it doesn't look like Mario come on foreign guys we're cruising through here and I love the design you can see that like these are the closed markets but even when they're closed they look really beautiful with these wooden doors and like the metal padlocks on them such a picturesque look on them keep going hello hello let's get these trees going keep going keep going yeah the whole Squad got some got some energy and excitement there in the uh streets here guys intense guys look at this I've never seen anything like this it's so nice and like comforting walking through here guys you have like these wooden doors just like the other area but here you can feel it a bit closer to you with the the stone walls and everything love that design we are going to be walking in to oh it smells so nice like incense look at this just hidden inside of here guys insane I think we found a spot to get a fresh juice yeah maybe this place is beautiful thank you um French yeah hey we're doing a little mix Lebanese yeah yeah exactly yeah so what was the history then of this place enjoy it oh we have to read it yeah also this is a map for All City oh amazing until you drink your lemonade yeah you will enjoy oh thank you for me uh fiasbach my cold or lemonade and then uh what do you want your lemonade all right so today lemonades and plate Mai yes all right you must reaction clearly deal all right we got it thank you perfect yeah because yeah it's more closer here oh yeah it is thank you thank you yeah guys so we're gonna just take a nice seat get ourselves comfortable and do a little relaxation perspective that is a unique lemonade so mostly just translated uh or she spoke to you in Arabic just give me a quick brief on what's in this lemonade because he had made a good point that this lemonade we've had quite a few lemonades so far in Lebanon they've all been beautiful but this one specifically you can really taste like you're eating a lemon you've still got the 20 fill so it's just not very sweet but amazing yeah yeah not too sour it's got It's got a nice amount of sweetness but so the technique that he makes it so most places like this squeeze the lemonade to get the juice out and the juice is the juice here they they Churn it with its layer with this with the skin of the lemonade so it's a special technique ah so that's the secret sauce to it yeah this is our secret all right as a local here who was born and his childhood is here and it's for around 47 years old he is still here inside though outside the guy yeah love that it's an honor to meet you thank you pleasure to meet you are you are you full Lebanese like 100 percent yeah original name they make the sounds then get up they're getting me yeah original he's the original signer local resident so he lives here and he was born here and his childhood is here it is amazing yeah no it's great nice to meet you so it's very random actually we were walking inside him he didn't expect to come here yeah you see also this is the small quarter of the decider this quarter hundred percent ottoman that explains the design the design is automatic so sideong we have five gates to the old city in each cave light they close it and they it was before at the 16th century 17 like this they have Gates they close the gates at night then open it and they to work this is this the Main Street this is the highway before all this it was trees this street that you see you remember the other end it was all trees it was all trees silent is well known for its lemons for the fruits my Patron yes but it has its own personality lemonade um let me treat me as the 300K again okay can you explain exactly how to get to your shop in the name of it Foundation Foundation all right okay you must follow the map it was between the castle the sea castle and the Earth's Castle oh yeah in the middle right in the middle yeah perfect you can keep this one for me thank you so much if you need anything Musa Malik Al Saida yeah so guys that was a nice little stop off I will say when you're inside on the reality is in the summertime it's gonna be pretty hot so stopping in for a cold cold lemonade in that basement over with Musa was a nice experience got to learn a little bit about the history I didn't record it all but he was sharing a lot about just this area and the history it's really like cool and upbeat place now we've actually entered into like the newer souks we were in the older souks before and it's really Lively here in the afternoon it's probably like 5 p.m and you can see how much is going on at this time of the day guys so we're walking out of the souk there's our buddy actually when we first stopped in shufak see you my friend and we are back at the FJ for some help from your friends to name the FJ name the FJ yeah oh yeah drop your comments below with what you guys recommend we need guys we need a good name for this FJ oh goodness FJ is my babe and like the names and in the comments that you like most and then we will decide on the top three which one's best yes so yeah guys that was a short little tour for you we're back in the car we're actually heading up because we are we are picking up one of my good buddies who's gonna be landing here in Lebanon so you'll see him in some upcoming videos and uh we're gonna be making lots of content it was a very short trip to sidon unfortunately we wish we could have spent a little bit more time but like this morning we had so much stuff going on but uh let me just tell you this we're for sure gonna be coming back because had such a nice experience checking out the ruins going through the markets there got some amazing new items and I had a great time with the boys so thank you guys so much for watching and see you
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