In Faraya, regulars go about as if nothing is happening. (Credit: Joe Sokhn)
Faraya, 25 degrees in the shade. With a straw hat on her head, a flowery dress, and wedge heels, Lydia still believes she is in the height of summer. In her newly renovated all-white villa, this mother of three reconnects with her seasoned summer vacationeer instincts. Beach bag in hand, she is getting ready to meet three old acquaintances for an afternoon by the pool at one of their homes. "We've all come back to hide in the mountains with our husbands and children. No way we're going to rot in Beirut," specifies the 39-year-old now ‘retired’ interior designer. "We have the luxury of having a house here; why stay down there? The sound of strikes is not for me." Taking advantage of particularly mild weather, owners of second homes in the Keserwan heights have indeed reoccupied the area during a time of year when calm typically reigns in...
Faraya, 25 degrees in the shade. With a straw hat on her head, a flowery dress, and wedge heels, Lydia still believes she is in the height of summer. In her newly renovated all-white villa, this mother of three reconnects with her seasoned summer vacationeer instincts. Beach bag in hand, she is getting ready to meet three old acquaintances for an afternoon by the pool at one of their homes. "We've all come back to hide in the mountains with our husbands and children. No way we're going to rot in Beirut," specifies the 39-year-old now ‘retired’ interior designer. "We have the luxury of having a house here; why stay down there? The sound of strikes is not for me." Taking advantage of particularly mild weather, owners of second homes in the Keserwan heights have indeed reoccupied the area during a time of year when calm typically reigns...