TRAVELLING TO BEIRUT, LEBANON | ONCE PARIS OF MIDDLE EAST
I am very excited to explore this Levantine region This is our friend Amal Hello How are you doing Amal? I am good Our taxi driver is saying that you must have heard about Lebanese Blast Our taxi driver is saying that this whole area has been destroyed They are saying that they have newly constructed it Look at this, I have got $100 changed He gave me such a big car for $100 And it has 8 million local currency Look what I have got here, I am in Lebanon And here is our Pulsar NS200 Hello guys, how are you all? I have come to Beirut International Airport I had a flight from Sharjah to Beirut Lebanon is my first time in Lebanon I had so much desire to travel this country I have been planning for so long Finally, I have entered this country I have completed my immigration We have to get a Lebanese visa Indians don't get visa on arrival So, I had taken a sticker visa before Lebanon visa is very expensive And this is going to be our first country of 2025 I am very excited to explore this Levantine region Middle East is very close to my heart If you have been following me for a long time I started my travel journey from Middle East And I really like to travel this region Levantine region has a very unique atmosphere If you don't know, Levantine region is known as Levantine region in modern day Israel, Lebanon, Syria And we are waiting for our luggage Let's see how long it will take to get our bag So, this is our backpack You can see some archaeological things in the airport You can see some old structures You can see some limestone lions This is one of the oldest cities in the world Syria, Lebanon, Israel These are the oldest cities in the world Let's clear customs from the airport And then I will go out of the airport Our taxi driver is waiting for us So, our customs has been cleared He asked me where I came from I told him that I am from India He gave me a bag to check He didn't ask me any questions in immigration Immigration was very basic He asked me where I am staying and my address I stamped my address Our taxi driver is waiting for us This is our taxi driver Hello Hello Salam Hello So, this is our taxi driver Our hostel has arranged him If I don't tell you about Lebanon No card works here I don't know if Uber works here My hostel told me that they provide pick up service I told him that it's good You can send someone You can't use your international card here It's a cash economy If I talk about Lebanon So, this is our first impression of Beirut The sky is very beautiful It's blue We can see the sky This is my first time in Beirut He is our taxi driver What was your name? Hago Hago When he speaks English I was surprised You said that people in Lebanon speak English Yes Most of the people And your name is Armenian So, let me tell you about Lebanon Lebanon is one of the most diverse countries in the Middle East There are so many different traditions and cultures There are religious people We will talk about it in the next video So, his name is Armenian I was surprised I have never heard such a unique name in this region Beirut airport Beirut airport Beirut airport When I go out of Beirut airport I see a lot of posters of Iran and Hezbollah leaders Initially I don't understand anything But later I ask the locals I know that the airport area Is controlled by Hezbollah And this is the same area Where we heard the news about the major attack Where Israel attacked the Hezbollah leader The airport area The attack was also done here This is a very sensitive area Our taxi driver is talking You must have heard about the Lebanese blast All the taxi drivers Are saying that everything was destroyed Everything was newly constructed They are saying I am telling the truth My first impression is so different Because I have not traveled to such countries for a long time I am not observing the first match I am not observing the first match I am not observing the first match I am not observing the first match When they come from the airport area They enter the airport area This is my hostel Which I booked in Beirut You can see The destroyed buildings You can see the destroyed buildings Our taxi driver He is saying that this area Was the most affected When the blast happened When the blast happened I have come out of my hostel And I am trying The first food here in Beirut I have some friends From the hostel Who brought me here All of them are Syrians I came here with them Look at this This is the atmosphere of Beirut I didn't have local currency I had US dollars I have to go to the market But my hostel friends Gave me this food You can see The unique food here This is Armenian food Which is very famous in Lebanon We have come to the Central area of Beirut Today is Sunday You must have seen The other areas All of them are empty You can't see the crowd But in this area You can see the crowd You can see all the shops I can't believe There are so many people I can see Africans Indians I don't know There are so many Indians I don't know where they are from I saw a lady in a sari If I had a chance I would have talked to her What are they doing here There is music here Look at this Look at this He is blowing the whistle What an atmosphere Of Beirut You can buy different things Clothes, socks There is a shopping complex They are selling clothes I can see more Indians I don't know What are these Indians doing here I didn't expect To see such an atmosphere Look at this He gave me a car For 100 dollars It has 8 million Local currency Look at the notes Of Lebanon I felt like a real person When I looked around I realized There is a statue This is the central area The most crowded area You can see All the bus stands You can see that And all the shopping places You can see I don't understand One thing I don't understand Why are there so many curtains I still don't understand If I find a local, I will ask I have never seen so many curtains I don't understand Why are there so many curtains You can see it everywhere You can see curtains outside the house There are mirror places I can see a lot Coffee places You can see My first impression I don't know anything about this city I am doing a casual walk And showing you the atmosphere Look at this Food and cosmetics Philippine products I can see a lot of people from the Philippines I think they come here to work There are a lot of people I can see Filipinos and Indians I can see my uncle Hello Are you from India? I came here to visit I saw you Everything is good I can see a lot of Indians Do you work here? What is your name? Gurjeet Singh I came here to visit I saw an Indian woman in a sari I am so surprised that you are so far from India Where are you from in India? I am from Kolkata I am from Amritsar Amritsar? Yes I wanted to talk to you like this No problem You all come here for work right? Yes What kind of work do you do here? I do welding Some do plastic Some do wood I do different types of work Nice Some do welding at home Is there any place I can go to? There is a nice place Go straight Go straight? Yes Okay Thank you Okay Let's go So you all saw I met a guy here I talked to him He told me that people come here for work There are so many people here You can see behind me She is in a suit I am in a crazy vibe People are seeing me in a suit and saree I am a bit surprised I didn't expect this The lane you see I feel like I am in the West Bank I took you to Palestine The way the houses are constructed The structure of the market The crowd I am remembering those days You can see Ethiopians there You can see Ethiopians in white You can see them a lot here I saw similar things in Israel There are a lot of Ethiopians there Jerusalem is a popular place For every religion Christianity, Judaism, Islam They are selling clothes here They are selling clothes for $10 Most of the clothes are in dollars For example, $15 clothes I think all the currencies here Except local currency Dollar is the primary currency I am in Lebanon Beirut There is a supermarket here India, Lanka, Philippines It is written here Wholesale retail shop Let me go inside and show you What is available here There are so many people around me Indians and Indians There is a supermarket here There is a lot of crowd here As soon as I entered I got Agarbatti And all our Indian products I got all You can see the move You can see the tall As soon as I entered I smell Agarbatti It is written in Hindi BG I am getting BG Agarbatti You can see all the pickles here You can see this I think Which language is this? It looks Malayali You can see all the products Hello brother, how are you? I came to visit here I was surprised to see Indian products here All products Every product is Indian You are from Kerala? India Tamil Nadu First day here I was so surprised to see so many Indians here You can see all the spices here Rice is available here You can see the red level Chicken Masala All for Indians There is a supermarket here I am surprised I am surprised There is a supermarket here For all Indians You can guess There are so many Indians here I would not have been surprised if I had met a few Indians Because I meet a few Indians in every corner I meet Indians wherever I go But I did not expect so many Indians I found a coffee shop in the middle of the road You can see me here They are giving me coffee for 50,000 Hello brother Hello You can see a coffee shop in the middle of the road You can see They have given me a shot of espresso I think there is a strong coffee culture here They drink very strong coffee I think when I was traveling in the Middle East before this I had an experience there You can see They drink very strong coffee This is a proper coffee Which you get to experience in the Middle East You can see These are Beirut buses These are so vintage It looks like old American buses It looks cooler than that Look at this bus You can see a Beirut bus station here Quarantine Quarantine Brother, how much? Thank you Okay I was going back to my hostel You can see Beirut's public transportation here Guys, right now I am in my hostel I am paying for 3 days I have to pay 3.5 million 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23, 24,25,26,27,28,29,30 Okay? This is 3 million 1,2,3,4 This is 3 million Thank you I have given him this much money for 3 days Here in the hostel in Lebanon Right now I am in my hostel And here they told me that Let's install a mirror They offered me a mirror I don't smoke But they said If you have come to Lebanon You will have to smoke So they brought it And here they play board games They have a time pass Which I showed you on the road Let's chill here Guys, today is our second day here in Beirut And yesterday I was very tired After that I went back to my hostel from the market But right now there is a friend From whom I am going to meet To whom I am going now And here in Beirut Around 3.30 to 4 It gets dark here We are in the west And it's getting cold Normally, the sun sets early here Right now I am going to the central area There is a place called Hamra I will meet my friend there I am going to meet a local In Lebanon Right now we are in the central area Near the central area You can see a shawarma place here Such a big shawarma If you see it, let me know I don't know where I saw such a big shawarma Guys, right now we have ordered You can see here I took shawarma And this is our friend Amal How are you doing Amal? Right now I am with her This is fries and what do you call this? Francisco And here you can see Pepsi It is written in Arabic And I think this is the Arabic version of Pepsi This is a local place This is my first time in a local place When I come here I feel mixed emotions Look at the diversity Here in Beirut Local places Different types of people And let me tell you Here in Lebanon Their Arabic accent Is very different from what I have experienced If I tell you about Iraq Saudi Arabia Their accent is different I feel different He is going to tell you his feedback How is the Lebanese shawarma? Actually my friend Brought me here You have to try it I took a bite And I think it is one of the best shawarma I have eaten Normally shawarma is spicy But here you can feel the flavor Chicken is fresh And look at this This is garlic Look at this I took two shawarma One pepsi and one fries And look at our bill I am missing Venezuela 1 million 400 thousand Our bill Thank you guys Now we are at Barber restaurant It is the most Local restaurant In Beirut The food was very good We had shawarma Chicken shawarma As usual when you travel in Lebanon You will have a car How much did you pay? Two shawarma You need more? Oh my god Here in Beirut You will find beautiful Graffitis Why are you laughing? I don't know Why are you laughing? In Beirut You will find a lot of graffitis My friend told me This is a central area It should be crowded I asked him It is 7 pm It should be crowded My friend told me Recently There is a war And recently The situation has become more Subtle People are not able to see In the central area Earlier you used to see a lot of people So this is how it is here. You can see the petrol station here, Medco. And what's the price of fuel here? For one litre? One dollar.
So the price of petrol here is one dollar. You saw that I was a little nervous to talk about this. Because if you see the action in Lebanon, you know the situation. If you follow a little news, the situation is not good.
You can say that it is during the war. I think a month ago, the place where I am standing, a bomb was dropped here. Literally in the central area, a rocket came from Israel.
So we are literally in the war. But right now, because the ceasefire has been made, there are a few things that are being done. And here, people... You know, I have traveled to such countries before. Here, normally people talk about such things.
It is very risky. Now our friend, you can see a lot of people here. It is such a cool place. There are so many people here. All the students are studying here. This is their culture.
As you can see, a great fire has been set here. And it is such a great place near the central area. And I think there are girls who smoke more here. My friend was also telling me. So there is nothing like that here.
All the boys and girls are here. This is their pastime. You can believe it. Look at this place. How beautiful Beirut is. We normally hear it in the news.
Everywhere is going crazy. And as far as I have experienced so far, if I tell you about Beirut. So I think as much as I have traveled in the Middle East.
I think Beirut is one of the most liberal cities I have seen so far. I think you get people of all kinds of cultures here. You get to see a lot of diversity.
When you travel, sometimes you feel like you are in the Middle East. Sometimes you feel like you are in Europe. I mean, you get to see such places here. Look, what I got to see here.
I am in Lebanon. And here is our Pulsar NS200. Normally in the Middle East, there is not much culture of bikes.
But here I got to see in Lebanon. Right in front of my eyes. It was fun to see. So this is an Indian bike.
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