Selling flowers from a bullet-ridden building. - Achrafieh - Blogging Beirut - the Other Lebanon

Selling flowers from a bullet-ridden building. - Achrafieh

Posted by finkployd in Photo
Friday, April 7. 2006

A flower shop blossoming in a bullet-ridden war-scarred building in the heart of Achrafieh, Beirut.

the sun is setting

Flower Shop - Achrafieh Beirut

Flower Shop - Achrafieh Beirut

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It could have been more interesting to include a picture of the flower seller himself, a real museum item! Great picture nevertheless.

#1 Artonaut (Homepage) on 2006-04-16 10:01 (Reply)

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