Ok guys, it's your boy BigBong
We are in the apartment we rented in Beirut right now
and I have to show you something!
Now you see, we have big rooms here
We have big beds...
Huge rooms...
This is the kitchen...
and now, this is where I sleep!
In this tiny space, can you believe that?
Ok, I have my own toilet, that's a good thing
But look at that!
So unfair!
It's a bit frustrating, knowing that I'm the eldest in my family
But anyway, let's not complain as it's the first day here in Beirut
Let's go out and just enjoy the day
Believe it or not, I'm in Beirut, Lebanon
It's a dream come true!
We have a wonderful weather
and I'll show you around!
Actually, Mark was supposed to show me around
Where are you Mark? Come over here!
Yeah you can hear a lot of honking
That's very specific to Lebanon
I'm sure everybody is stressed out
You know... big cities
I'm not!
So I'm here in one of the most famous spots in Beirut
It's called Raouche
And on the other side, we have some kind of...
I don't know if we can call it a building?
This here is a fascinating spot!
I don't exactly know what it is...
Maybe it's a maze which is a bit gloomy
and sketchy, I feel like anything can happen
So today, we're in the city of Anjar
Anjar is right next to Syria
It's actually the last city in Lebanon
In the back here, we have some mountains
So if you go beyond this mountain, it's Syria
Here apparently, there are a lot of Armenian people
And there are also some ancient Roman buildings
So we're going to visit that right now
There is something absolutely amazing about this place
You can really feel how ancient it is
Alright guys, so we're now in Baalbek
One of the most ancient cities in the world!
It's been here for thousands and thousands of years
and originally, it was named after the god Baal
Then it got different names, it's seen it all, Greek, Roman...
It also got the name Heliopolis, the city of the sun
And of course, more recently, it has been associated with
Syrian forces, Palestinian, Hezbollah...
But it's pretty safe and well preserved
So let's visit that together now!
So here in the back, we have some of the tallest pillars in the world
Unfortunately for me, they are under renovation
So you can see all the construction thingy
But it's still good to be here!
This is where they used to make all the big stones for the temples
Apparently, there is a legend
there is one woman who touched the stone
and who became pregnant instantly
So according to the legend, any woman who would touch it
would be more fertile!
So of course, one of the things we love about Lebanon is the food!
So let's enjoy that together, ok?
"Enjoy your meal!"
I'm not supposed to say that actually
Someone has to say that to me!
Ok guys, so we're now in Jeita
and we're about to go in the caves, so it's very exciting!
So I just went out of the Jeita caves
Unfortunately, it was forbidden to record anything...
So I guess you're just gonna have to
come and see for yourself
But I really felt so small
I felt like I was in a sacred place
It was incredible, so come to Lebanon
and visit all the places you can
Because it's really amazing!
Hey my darlings, how is it going?
So it's Sunday and we have a wonderful weather
like everyday actually...
We are now in Shouf biosphere
and we're gonna do a bit of hiking
So I don't know if I'm ready but...
it's a good opportunity to see the beautiful nature
we have here in Lebanon
And obviously, what is also very important to do
when you're hiking or when you're outside under the sun
is to keep yourself hydrated
So don't forget that
So good!
Now look at all these cedars in the back
No wonder it's the symbol of Lebanon
We've succeeded, we're at the very top of the mountain
here in Shouf biosphere
It's about 1,900m high
I don't know if you can tell but I'm completely drenched
I'm sweating like in hell
But it's totally worth it
Now we have a bit of a situation, as we lost our guide
but he shouldn't be too far
So that's that...
So nice!
So here we are, the castle on the sea
it really looks like an old port
more than a castle...
So if you've seen my previous videos
my previous travel videos
the one in Australia about half a year ago
and then in France
you notice that I love the beach and I love the sea
If you want to know more about me, maybe it's because
of my astrological sign which Cancer
ascendant Scorpio, two water signs
I don't know if I believe in these kind of things
But anyway, I love the water and every time I have the opportunity
I go to the swimming pool and I come by the beach
I don't know if you can see much
but apparently, this beach is the longest in Lebanon
It goes all the way there
You probably don't see much on the GoPro
It goes all the way there to here
So guys, this is Chabrouh dam
So all the snow from the winter that melted
comes here and we can keep it to use it
It's beautiful, isn't it?
So you do this
It's like a sandwich actually
You take another biscuit
and you flatten it
Oh yeah, it's really like a sandwich
It won't break?
And then you eat it like this
Alright, let's try this!
It's good, excellent!
Look!
This is the Lebanese Hollywood, Faraya!
So nice!
Now I can say "I'm the king of the world!"
So that concludes this video
I hope you could see how much I loved it in here
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