Artsy Fartsy – Instagram Picks 2

1- Garden of Eden

This is the garden at my grandparent’s house in Ehden, North of Lebanon. As you can already tell, the name is derived from Eden, making it the “paradise on Earth” destination in most rally papers =P

2- Flowers at Sunset

This was taken at the Marina Joseph Khoury in Dbayeh, I edited it through Lightbox, with the Lomo effect, making the colors toned down except for the flowers themselves. I believe they are called “khibbayzeh” in Arabic and people drink their tea!

3- Nahr El Kalb Bridge

I took this at sunset on the “dog river” North of Beirut

4- Pierre and Friends

I absolutely love this shot. While I was taking a dip in the chilly water, I noticed my reflection in that restroom mirror. After Yuri failed to take a proper shot, I beached myself and took this photo. The colors, composition and elements really came together to make this one of my favorite shots.

5- White’s Open

White Beirut is up and running and summer is well underway, here’s a shot of one of the famous illuminated walls at the famous rooftop club

6- Art?

A friend of mine was interning at Beirut Souks as it was being built, he mistook it for a crooked and rickety piece of scaffolding. Apparently though, it’s a work of art, but that’s for you to decide.

7- Selfish

The graffiti which was one of the reasons I finally announced my fake candidacy and the Selfish Movement

8- Bazella Bunny

As I was buying a couple of kilos of bazella before their season ends, this cute fluffy bunny rabbit was also getting a piece of the action before it got too late. This was taken in Koura.

9- Crystal Clear Waters

I was in Hamat earlier today, and the sea that often disgusts us in Beirut, is beautiful and clean here. Makes me wanna get my snorkeling gear and dive right in.

10- Cloud Porn

Clouds are awesome, and these were the clouds off the coast of Batroun today. The sun and wild flower silhouette completed this photo, and I think it looks pretty cool!

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Chelsea: Proud to be Blue Tonite!

I’ve been a Chelsea Football Club fan for more than 7 years now (I have 3 official jerseys and 4 jackets and a sticker on my car window!). Tonight was probably the happiest I’ve ever been as a CFC fan… After a horrendous start to the season, the boys really pulled it together the past 3 months with Roberto Di Matteo (who looks a LOT like Mulan btw).

Champions of Europe and the FA champs, even though the Premiere League was an upset this year. Oh, btw, sorry Tottenham, you must feel really sad right now…

Also, this whole CL was unbelievable. CFC beat Barca, the club that has been dubbed by many as the greatest team of all time. Against all odds, with injuries, questionable referee calls and plenty of yellow cards, Chelsea pulled through and made it to the final.

On a side note, I’m a German fan and Bayern Munich are my second favorite team. I’m sorry to see my favorite player Philip Lahm sad, but Chelsea deserved it, especially after the heartbreaking 2008 final, when Terry missed a penalty shot and let Man U win after Cech had blocked the sissy girl Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty kick. Oh, btw, Manchester United fans: 6-1, zero silverware, group stage knock out. That alone was enough to make me satisfied, but being Champions of Europe really sealed the deal.

I’m sad to see that the winning goal was probably the last one Drogba will ever score for Chelsea. This man is a god. Many of our favorites might be gone next year, but at least we can all be very, very proud to be Blue this year. They deserved it, and earned it well and it feels awesome being at the time when your favorite club reaches it’s highest point…

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