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Cycling in Beirut was quite easy and a big fun. I was expecting a traffic chaos but there was none. The drivers were quite polite with me and during the fourth prayer rush-hour the bike was probably the fastest vehicle in town, as all the others were standing still in a jam.

The post-civil war Beirut is fast disappearing as there are almost no damaged buildings standing in downtown. The rebuilding process looks to be quite efficient.

Streets are full of soldiers and it was funny to see eight of them rushing to me when I appeared with the bike in the pedestrian zone. It's a good sign to see that the most dangerous thing in town is a bicycle in front of the parliament.

I'm feeling as safe as in Syria; the street crime is practically non-existing. The country looks relatively rich and the prices are more than double the Syrian. Corniche is full of expensive cars that race past McDonald's and Mango shops. Tomorrow I'll explore Beirut's surroundings; the nature here is probably country's highlight number one.


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