This lovely mountain resort town is perched above the eastern end of
the beautiful Kadisha Gorge and at the foothills of the Cedars of Lebanon.
It is the brith place of Lebanon's most famous author
Khalil Gibran. It has a small museum which pays tribute to him.
Beiteddine palace was built over a period of thirty years by Emir Bechir Chehab II.
It's architecture reflects the typical oriental architecture of the 19th century Ottoman Era.
It is remarkable for its glamorous
arcades, multicolored mosaic floors, reception rooms, harems, hammams
and even by its guest house "Diyafa" where passing guests were lodged
(French poet Lamartine stayed once there).
Detail of the Sarcophagus of Ahiram, king of Byblos, seated
on a cherub throne, before an offering table, 13th century B.C (National Museum of Beirut).
Around 1200 B.C. the scribes of Byblos developed an alphabetic phonetic script, the precursor of our modern
alphabet. By 800 B.C., it had traveled to Greece, changing forever the way man communicated.
Located in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, Baalbek is an ancient city
that has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Originally
Canaanite (3rd century BC), the Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines,
and Arabs successively occupied Ba'albek and left their imprints on the
place, often modifying what existed previously.
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Kettlebell Squat Press Out
Kettlebell Squat Press Out
- Stand holding the kettlebell with both hands centered on your chest, your feet about shoulder width apart, and your weight on your heels.
- Look straight ahead, press kettlebell out by extending your arms fully straight ahead.
- Bring kettlebell to your chest while still in standing position.
- With the kettelebell on your chest, looking straight ahead, bend your knees, and then bend your hips, dropping into a deep squat position.
- Press your feet into the floor, and explode out of the bottom position.
- When you are standing erect, follow through by pressing the kettlebell out and fully extending your arms.
- While still in the starting position, bring kettlebell to your chest, and as soon as it makes contact with your body, drop into the next repetition.
