We all know how it feels to be home… you’re too comfortable being there, you’re yourself there… But you know what feels even better than being home? Going home after a long absence.
I belong in Batroun. I am from the North and my heart will always go there. Driving around my hometown, Ebrine, in the Batroun Caza, I snapped these pictures.
When I wake up and open the blinds, this is the first thing I see:
And if I feel like going to sightsee, I don’t need to wander off a lot… these are a few scenes that await me after a few minutes of walking.
And whenever I feel like I want to be alone, I can simply drive down to a very old church, dating back to the 1400s. This is St. Charbel (the Lebanese saint took his name).
My hometown also harbors the mother Convent for Sainte Famille. We all know people who have been to their schools and there are two streets, one in Tripoli and one in Beirut, named after my hometown because they have Sainte Famille convents on them.
And if I feel like visiting my grandma, I pass by a canopy of trees and beautiful olive tree fields…
And if you ever feel hungry, Royal’s Pizza in Batroun offers the best pizza in Lebanon. And trust me, I have tried many, many pizzas. Nothing will ever come close.
All of these pictures were taken through my iPhone 4 and all effects are via an iPhone app: Camera+
A Separate State of Mind | A Blog by Elie Fares 
Those photos are beautiful!
Question: What program did you use to edit your photos? Those rims aren’t available on wordpress are they?
I really like your blog by the way.
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Thank you 🙂
I used camera+
It’s an iPhone app that can take pictures as well as edit them. I took the pics using the iPhone’s native camera and edited them using that application. It’s pretty cool 🙂
Also, I like your blog as well! The best talks come out of boredom 🙂
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Beautiful photos!
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Thank you 😀
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Lebanon looks pretty good to me!
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It is quite beautiful, yes 🙂
Thanks for passing!
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Me too 😀
Thanks 🙂
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Yuuum i so hate u, we r craving for pizza and u send us this :@!
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Sometimes thoughts can be satisfying :p
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Ouh! I just love that pics <33 Very beautiful 🙂
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Thank you Lyd! Yes, they are 🙂
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