L I B A N O N 2001

P H O T O P A G E 1
by tôm - release july 17, 2001

 

 

first kitefly day in 'byblos'
(on the beach)

 


the ancient egypt symbols on this kite
were quickly recognised by byblos residents:
the "ankh" and the "ra"

 

pic by samar

 

 

second kitefly day in 'beirut'
(raouche / grotte aux pigeons)

 

 

 


the good scout series:
lebanese forces carry my kite-bag.

schwerter zu pflugscharen - und ab in die luefte!

heli-kiters going to work...

 

 

 

 


rokakus, birds and eddies over the rock.
due to the narrow space we could fly only
a few kites at one time.

 

 


the minister of culture was also with the heli-kiting crew
(right, flying a 'bird')

 


raouche beach, photo by medhat hallab

 

third kitefly day in 'tripoli'
(karami int'l fairgrounds)

 


traditional lebanese hex-kite (left)

 


39°C - and the flygrounds were concrete!
fortunately we could fly a lot from the shade in the foreground.

 


indian fighterkite flightschool

 


tripoli residents helping in flight.
mr. hallab often built kites for his son medhat (right)
20 years ago.

 


a kite from france.

 


'eddykite-chain', group of 'sentinels' and a group of 'screenies'(photo-kites)

 


end of photopage 1

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emai
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