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Beautifully Blended Beirut

Rich history, vibrant nightlife, delicious food, chilly weather, interesting business owners, and lovely friends. My mini vacation in Beirut was a beautiful blend of culture, relaxation, and some retail therapy. I'm not going to bore you with the details of my trip, especially that most of you have been there a trillion times. I will simply highlight my favorite "must-go-to" places in Beirut this year.

Starting with Saifi Village, an upscale residential neighbourhood in downtown Beirut. The area fuses traditional European architecture and local craftsmanship with contemporary details. The area also has some offices, art galleries, antique stores, and boutiques here and there which I will also share with you in this post and future posts. Pictured above is the prettiest balcony in Saifi Village with huge pots of cactus plants.

This is a view of Achrafieh, one of Beirut's oldest areas. During the Lebanese Civil War in the 70's, this area was an important base for Lebanese Christian militias.

During the day, Gemayzeh (pictured above), is the place to go when you want to dos some people watching and strolling. Beirut’s most hip and eclectic neighborhood is filled with bars, cafes, galleries, international restaurants and jazz venues.



One of the funniest telecommunication ad (read the small last line, click on the photo to enlarge).

Back to Saifi Village, Nada Debs studio is the place to go to for minimal and unique modern furniture and home accessories incorporated with colorful mother-of-pearl inlays. There are 2 studios for Nada Debs at Saifi Village. Check out her creations... Amazing!





Just look at the mirrors! I want them ALL!


Cream Boutique has some interesting accessories and clothes by international and local designers. I loved the cobalt blue bag on display.


DermaPro Spa is the best place in Beirut to have a facial.

Ceramic Lounge is the Lebanese version of Color-Me-Mine, very calm and soothing place to go to during the day. They were selling this book pictured above. It should be a fun read.



What better to end your day of walking around the village and shopping than a hearty piece of loaded chocolate cake. Yum!

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Anonymous said…
just got back a couple of hours ago. beirut is definitely the best destination on earth! i'm in love with that city.. *sigh*
15 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
7amdillah 3ala el salama, how $$ is that gorge blue bag?? and the clutch on the table? wayed 7ilwa
15 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
Omg! I'm in Highschool- doing IB and i'm so exhausted. I would kill for a labanese vacation right now!!!
15 March, 2009
1001Nights said…
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15 March, 2009
1001Nights said…
I love the furniture place! Especially the mirrors and their stools with eh pictures on them they're awesome!
15 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
Yeeah I`ve tried that cake! IT WAS REAALLY GOOOODD ;p .. N I agree cream boutique has a very nice collection.
I lovveee Beirut KTEEERRR:* I wanna go I MISS THAT CITY SOO BADD :/
Its definitely my favorite Getaway place;**
NMS.
15 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
Anon and AZM IS A GAY BITCH:
Do you people have to be that nasty. seriously, grow up- this isn't Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan.. Lighten up seriously. People like you are so annoying and close minded- what is wrong with AZM? He is a male that loves fashion? so what, fashion is ART! Confashions, please delete these following comments. Thanks.
AZM: KEEP COMMENTING! WE LOVE YOU!
15 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
Jeeeeeeeez. Confashions.
Your blog has turned to a battlefield!!!!!!!!!!!
15 March, 2009
Confashion said…
Readers of “Confashions from Kuwait” are welcome to express their opinion as long as they do not insult others. Therefore, I have deleted the unnecessary comments by the two anonymous readers.
15 March, 2009
Confashion said…
The exhibition
Welcome back. Hope you had fun as much as I did :)

anonymous
Allah yesalmich :). I can't remember how much it cost. Sorry :\

anonymous
Maybe you can go during the easter holiday?

anonymous
Thanks!

1001 Nights
Makes you want to renovate your room!

Anonymous
Hopefully you can go there soon :)

Reply to...
Yeah.. offensive comments are unacceptable..

Anonymous
I hope not.. this blog is meant to be a happy place :)
15 March, 2009
miss ghesquiere said…
YAY GO BEIRUT! i love it. and my favorite place to live is 7ari9a. GORGEOUS view!! oh but saifi village architecture is hardly traditional euro confash!
15 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
is cream boutique located in saifi village?
16 March, 2009
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