tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post4343385039745348719..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: L is for Lebanon and Syria. The Golden Age of Travel Posters.loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-60879300000884726312013-04-15T12:22:20.881-07:002013-04-15T12:22:20.881-07:00That is quite a wish, WW. Thank you!That is quite a wish, WW. Thank you!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-82746259656168170482013-04-15T02:57:39.615-07:002013-04-15T02:57:39.615-07:00A beautiful poster, it's such a pity that beau...A beautiful poster, it's such a pity that beautiful, stunning places like this can no longer be safely transversed. Thanks so much for visiting my page, wishing you brilliant things over the challenge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465460330758905673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-79931432967063465352013-04-14T17:46:38.131-07:002013-04-14T17:46:38.131-07:00a cousin of mine visited the area in the 80s and s...a cousin of mine visited the area in the 80s and some of his pictures are breathtaking RAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078235931701652159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-64124196736125538162013-04-14T13:57:48.431-07:002013-04-14T13:57:48.431-07:00No, they are probably not going to be top of anyon...No, they are probably not going to be top of anyone's holiday lists now. I only hope things will improve but it doesn't look likely soon.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-10998842665451331942013-04-14T12:27:32.545-07:002013-04-14T12:27:32.545-07:00Michael, that is such a good question and a sad on...Michael, that is such a good question and a sad one. The odds of them still being alive are not good. I hate war and politics and what it does to people.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-59041734030935007982013-04-14T09:35:12.191-07:002013-04-14T09:35:12.191-07:00Before the Syrian civil war, we had Syrians visit ...Before the Syrian civil war, we had Syrians visit from there to our office in Utah to request equipment for handicapped people in their country. We gave them quite a bit of stuff and shipped it over there. I often wonder what became of them. Are they still alive?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-60522312255622017742013-04-14T08:18:04.202-07:002013-04-14T08:18:04.202-07:00Hi Lynn. It made me sad to see and read about thi...Hi Lynn. It made me sad to see and read about this poster because of the turmoil in both these countries and to imagine what it was like to visit them in the '2o's.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-26629553550967380112013-04-14T08:15:24.768-07:002013-04-14T08:15:24.768-07:00Thank you "me" -- I loved your topic tod...Thank you "me" -- I loved your topic today and left you a long comment, hope you don't mind.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-63259043071703115932013-04-14T00:56:16.899-07:002013-04-14T00:56:16.899-07:00The poster looks good and yea modern too. :)
-Fel...The poster looks good and yea modern too. :)<br /><br />-Fellow blogger from A to Z!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787858130049311614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-71255970846894717682013-04-13T12:39:54.121-07:002013-04-13T12:39:54.121-07:00i love this poster and the fact that as you say it...i love this poster and the fact that as you say it is old but has a modern look :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-89340633367843281302013-04-13T06:37:00.789-07:002013-04-13T06:37:00.789-07:00I have as well. Lebanon, with it's location o...I have as well. Lebanon, with it's location on the Mediterranean was known as the "Paris of the Middle East."loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-20209355154929416482013-04-13T05:22:34.300-07:002013-04-13T05:22:34.300-07:00I have heard that both of these countries have stu...I have heard that both of these countries have stunning scenery and interesting historical sites. <br /><br />Rhonda @<a href="http://www.laugh-quotes.com" rel="nofollow">Laugh-Quotes.com</a><br />Visiting from AtoZ #41Rhonda Albomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455873487349816911noreply@blogger.com