Good morning from the taxi here on our way from Jounieh up to Byblos
and today, I believe, is day number nine already here
in Lebanon, and every single day has been an adventure and so much fun.
We originally planned on being in Jounieh for only one night and fast forward three
nights later, we had an absolute blast there.
But now we're heading up to the next spot, which is only 15 minutes away via taxi
and that is in Byblos. Here with Luke, (Hello)
where we're gonna be exploring for the next three days ourselves.
So there's a whole bunch of things to do.
I think we'll get into a lot of fun stuff.
We'll see you once we get there.
Perfect. (Thank you so much.)
Merci (Thank you.)
Alright, so we just checked into our spot here.
We're staying in this place
which is a suite here.
A two-bedroom suite.
Got a little bathroom when you first walk in.
Nice shower,
and best part is
there is power here 24/7.
Space to work,
a couple couches so you could throw a little party in here, too.
Balcony out here,
let's see what the views are looking like.
Oh, all right.
I can see some Lebanese architecture right out there.
Coming back into here
we got bedroom number one.
Luke, fixing up the wounds. (We got some medical repairs.) That's the hospital, first aid room.
Here's the king-size bed,
another AC in it in there, too. This is pretty nice
and this costs 100 USD per night.
So we're going to stay here probably just
one night and then stay in a different one because I got to film some stuff so.
Looks like the spot, we'll see you when we start exploring Byblos.
We got a pretty decent place for the next couple of nights here and,
(Are we getting in here?)
Is this where we're in? (I think so, I don't know.)
Alright, well, Luke found a spot.
So we settled on this place called Al Baylassan
and it seems like they've got quite a few options here.
Breakfast, appetizers.
They even have sushi here
so I don't know if we're going to be getting as many traditional Lebanese options here.
What's the best Lebanese food on the menu? (Lebanese food?) Yeah.
Which would you recommend?
(Fattoush) Fattoush? (Fattoush)
Okay, let's do Fattoush. Yeah, perfect shukran.
Getting a little shisha going here,
this is a must when you're in Lebanon. But they don't call it shisha here, right?
Like calling it shisha is a Western name, but it's very common
like, a lot of people here smoke cigarettes.
They smoke shisha, so gotta join in the culture and you can do it inside.
That's a real big.
Oh, that's a little one.
So we've got some Turkish coffee. Oh, yeah
look at that. Oh, man.
Oh, wow.
That looks perfect.
I love the delivery of this though,
look at this cup. Looks like a nice little Golden Cup,
you get to drink this like a king here.
Alright, I know for sure I'm going to burn my lips on this one but,
(It's steaming, it looks hot.)
Oh, yeah.
That is some Turkish coffee right there.
We've got some hummus right here.
What's this one called?
(Fattoush) Oh this is the fattoush. Oh perfect.
And look at this presentation on the hummus there.
I got a couple of chick peas sitting inside there,
a little oil, some bread.
Fouad taught us this.
Basically you fold it and you got to turn it into basically a little scoop ski.
You know, so you see that?
Go right in there.
Go for a deep dive. Oh yeah.
Get some of that oil in there, oh yeah.
There we go, that's a hefty scoop there.
Mid-bite you want to go..
A little bit of coffee there.
Hold on, hold on.
We're going all over the map here. Oh yeah,
here we go. This is the Fattoush.
The crunch in there is very nice
and the seasoning, almost tastes like a Lebanese version of balsamic vinegrette.
A little lighter, more smooth and a nice
like, there's got to be some olive oil or
something mixed in there because it's got a nice taste to it.
This is, oh, wow.
Look at that. What is even on there?
We got skewers, we've got, is that a little Lebanese pizza too?
Kabab? (Kafta tawouk)
Kafta tawouk
(Tawouk)
Oh yeah.
Little vegetables too.
Oh, yeah.
Onions, got some pizza and fries, we got hummus.
All right, let's start with this pizza here.
Looks like
some sort of mint slices on it maybe.
I'm thinking first one, we'll do with a little hummus,
because that's what Fouad was telling us, in Lebanon
the nice part is your food and your
dining experience is a bit of an art, so you can do a little hummus,
you can do a little garlic aioli, specialty sauce or whatever you want.
The hummus is nice with everything.
Oh, man, that garlic is just unbelievable.
That's the winner, though, with the pizza.
It kind of makes it more of like a garlic Lebanese pizza.
I don't even know it's compare it to, but it has a really strong spice to it.
Alright, now we're going to move on to some of these,
just look at these.
Which one do I even go for, this one or double down?
Let's try this one. I'm not sure how these work out.
Oh, jeez, the flavors in these meats.
This might be the best meal that I've had in Lebanon.
All right, we got to make this one a hefty one.
We're going to make this one count. Here we go.
See that?
Alright, full send.
I'm going to be fat by the time I leave Lebanon.
All right, fast forward
like, ten minutes later. I've been trying to finish as much as possible.
Here's the damage we did, finished all that,
it was delicious,
and now one final chase down to this.
What did we do for the damage? (289 USD) 289 USD.
So if you pay in dollars,
I don't know if you've seen my other videos, but if you haven't,
you can pay in Lebanese lira at 284,000 which is equivalent to about almost $15,
just under it with the current exchange rate.
But if you paid in US dollars at their
government exchange rate, then you pay $189.
So you best believe we're paying in Lebanese Lira.
Fast forward a few hours later, we are making our way
down to a dinner spot recommended by a girl whose Instagram is Guide.LB,
her name's Anastasia. This place looks insane for sunsets.
As you can see walking down here,
beach views.
Honestly, I wish I had my swimsuit on,
going for a nice dip
would not be bad right now. But let's see how we get down to this place.
Seems like,
we're going to head down this way.
I think this is the one.
What do you think? Looks better from the Instagram, didn't it?
Things may look better than they actually seem.
(Instagram vs reality right?) Yeah, exactly.
This is definitely lit up. Got a bit of a Tulum vibe going on down here.
Hello. (Hello how are you?) Hey good, how are you?
Can we get to something to eat here?
Yeah? Sweet, sweet.
Yeah, which is the best seat in the house?
Yeah, what do you think?
What about down there?
We've got a couple of options for seating
up here, a little more views, more table seating
but we want to get a little closer
to the beach, so head down there and see what it looks like.
Got a nice little walkway leading out there,
look at this sunset though. Man oh man.
What a vibe. Not as many people as I expected to be here.
But, it's got a cool spot to it.
We're making some moves, followed the GPS, made a wrong turn here. This one,
this looks more accurate here.
(I told you, you guys all,)
(like, 30 seconds ago.)
(I said this is not the place, Instagram versus reality.)
(I was like, man)
(this can't be the place, where in like, we're in a wooden box on the beach.)
(And I was right.)
I was literally about to tag the girl
and be like, oh, thanks for the recommendation.
And you know, it's cool,
all chill vibes, but it wasn't like what I saw in the story.
So I was like, huh,
that really was an Instagram versus reality.
But
this sounds more like it.
Yeah, this is our guy. What's your name?
(Ribal) Eribal?
(Ribal) Ribal, nice to meet you.
All right, sweet.
Here it is. Oh, yeah alright,
this looks more like what we saw on the Instagram reel.
Alright so we just got our drinks here,
specialty drinks specifically.
What do you got over there Luke? (I don't know,)
(to be honest. Not as fancy as your glass though.)
(Look how boring this glass is compared to old man.)
(What is it, a wooden..)
No, it's not wooden.
This is like, what would you call it? The ceramic?
Yeah, ceramic.
And it's got a little face on it there
so it gives you those vibes looking out with this sunset.
Are you good with that?
You got boats out there.
Places to chill.
Yeah, this is probably, like,
the most sour drink I think I've ever had, but it's good.
It's definitely good. It's going to take the edge off here.
Get a nice little buzz going.
Yeah, it's a nice starter for the night.
It goes well with the sunset, I think
honestly the glass makes it
so you can put anything on that glass
and I'm gonna like to drink.
And it's only about 60,000 Lebanese Lira, which is about $3 right now.
This is where we're gonna be enjoying the evening with these vibes
unitl the sun goes down.
So it was a great time checking out this place
guys definitely come and enjoy some drinks here.
This guy will take care, he's the man,
he's the man. We just had some shots,
we chilled, we saw an epic sunset, cheers, guys.
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