{"id":11350,"date":"2021-06-19T13:06:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T16:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=11350"},"modified":"2021-06-19T13:31:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T16:31:38","slug":"lebanons-charm-discover-ehden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2021\/06\/19\/lebanons-charm-discover-ehden\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon&#8217;s charm: Discover Ehden!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EhdenFinal.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EhdenFinal.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EhdenFinal-300x78.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Ehden, Lebanon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi concluded her last post by calling Lebanon &#8220;<em>tiny bankrupt yet always <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">charming<\/span><\/em>&#8220;. If you thought she was exaggerating, this post will hopefully convince you that her choice of the word &#8220;<em>charming<\/em>&#8221; was VERY accurate :)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you may wonder. Why is Bambi talking about Ehden today? Well, her sister Roula, once again, enriched her blog with beautiful pictures (thanks also to her other sister, Rania, for her professional pictures in earlier posts)!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before, showing you Roula&#8217;s pictures taken today, please let Bambi introduce you to Ehden. What and where is it? According to <em>Wikipedia<\/em> (Bambi double-checked its accuracy :), the term Ehden would be \u0627\u064d\u0647\u062f\u0646\u200e in Arabic and  \u0710\u0717\u0715 \u0722 in Syriac-Aramaic; Aramaic was the language spoken by Jesus, which is another Semitic language. Ehden is &#8220;<em>a mountainous town in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta Distric<\/em>t&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi has fond memories from two of her trips back to Lebanon when her parents took her to visit Ehden and this region, namely Bcharreh, the forests of the Cedars of Lebanon, etc. They then drove through Tripoli and all the way back to Beirut. Anyhow, Ehden is the charm in itself. You are above the clouds literally (1500+ meters above sea level). You are instantly connected to nature and, through it, you feel the spirituality in the air&#8230; The smells of nature, the beautiful sound of birds breaking the charm of silence, etc. And of course, there is the smells and taste of food!! Lebanon is famous for its delicious food, as you can see in the video below by Mr. Anthony Rahael, sub-titled in English. Mmm!!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"EHDEN: Bride of Summer Resorts in the North of Lebanon. Gastronomy, Restaurants and Kebbeh\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpXVGF91q-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, whether you took the time to watch the video or not, here are Ms. Roula Douglas&#8217; pictures, a highly recommended place to visit one day! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude this post, if Fred happens to be reading this post, Bambi can assure him that she can be the Ambassador of several beautiful jurisdictions at the same time (this is not possible for diplomats!): Qu\u00e9bec, as you honoured her with your title of &#8220;Ambassador&#8221; of it (even if you were teasing her about Bill 21 :), her whole Canada (including her New-Brunswick and the entire Maritimes), and Lebanon. She remains attached to the latter, especially that her immediate family moved back over twenty years ago. If you are wondering again if she is being paid by the Government of Lebanon to promote tourism, she is not either \ud83d\ude42 (and no, not because they are sadly bankrupt)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-1-512x512.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>A picture taken by Ms. Roula Azar-Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-2-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>A picture taken by Ms. Roula Azar-Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG-3-512x512.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>A picture taken by Ms. Roula Azar-Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG4-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG4-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>A picture taken by Ms. Roula Azar-Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG5-1024x1022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG5-1024x1022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG5-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG5-1200x1198.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG5-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RG5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>A picture taken by Ms. Roula Azar-Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/heart-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/heart-7.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/heart-7-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bambi concluded her last post by calling Lebanon &#8220;tiny bankrupt yet always charming&#8220;. 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