These are a few of the photographs I took this summer of two railway stations on the Beirut-Damascus line. For the location of the stations, a map of the railway lines, and much more visit the excellent page dedicated to the railways in Lebanon on al-mashriq.
`Arayyah-Shweit Train Station:
Mrayjat Train Station:
August 29, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Thanks, it’s nice some people are noticing :) And cool pictures. It seems we’re hangin out in the same places. CHeck mine at http://sietske-in-beiroet.blogspot.com/2008/04/chouit-araya-station.html
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Wow very nice pics!!!! I would love to go visit this place! Thanks for bringing it out :)
June 12, 2009 at 6:39 pm
My pleasure, Serpico. Glad you enjoyed them.
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