Skylights of Beirut

Captain's log...ah couldn't resist :p

For those who know Beirut from books and bad media, need a dose of fun truths.

Beirut is one big party city, where your night begins by having dinner at 9/10pm, pub at 11/12am and clubbing until...well it really depends on how long your body can hold up. A true Lebanese will be doing this every night of the week especially when they have voyageurs (travelers). Oh and don't forget breakfast at Zaatar o Zeit.

The most beautiful thing about Lebanon is that it's small and everything is close by and you can totally go out on your own always bumping into someone you know. I remember those days when I had a much younger spirit and my body could take the 7 nights a week party mode. Now 2 nights in a row I feel like the drums will never stop and all I want to do is stay in bed and die. Ok so I’m exaggerating a tad but I'm sure a lot of my peeps will give me the thumbs up with their lopsided grin.

So here goes, my 2-night fling with Beirut.

Wednesday night was the opening of Iris' 'indoors' pub, which was spectacular. As you get off the elevator on the 8th FL and walk opposite their rooftop, a young lady greets you to either your table or the bar. At first you feel like you're coming home for its friendly atmosphere, and the decor is so cozy and chic. Then when you take a seat at the bar you look out across the stacked bottles out to the skylights of Beirut's mini skyscrapers. The words that described the feeling were New York!

The company - you know who you are, the food, the drinks as always were great.

The next night was BO18 80's night that happens every Thursday. This, my friends, was a first for me as it has been a year since I've been to BO18. I was a bit disappointed as they changed the original setting as I walked in. Sitting down on a square like cushion, a flashback of red velvet drapes, square shaped coffin seats, rotating Dracula barstools and dark lighting made the heart go wild.
The place started filling up by midnight while Depeche Mode played, they started giving out funny looking glasses, boas, hats and big hair. Nobody could resist the music; everyone was dancing while adorning the giveaways posing for pictures. It was hilariously fun and we have the pictures to prove it!

Well I'm glad the sun is out today, even the weather lets up quickly as there's barely any distance for the clouds to travel over Lebanon.