The best laid plans, …. And that’s how our planned trip to Lebanon started. When we first looked at places to visit before heading to Montenegro, I swear we found easy flights from Montenegro to Beirut for our visit to our friend Sandy who we met when she was an exchange student in the USA. In addition to taking in a local’s view of Lebanon I was also planning on giving a talk on race walking. Apparently, they either changed the entire schedule or I was having a senior moment because the only flights into Lebanon landed at 3 AM. Not wanting to do that to Sandy, or us for that matter, we decided to burn a day with a pit stop in Athens. This made the flights easy and we got to have a great dinner and sneak in a photo shoot at the Athens Luxury Suites. A small hotel, they had a simple, wide open rooftop that we could relax on while taking in the Parthenon. The owner couldn’t have been more lovely. It was just a shame we had to leave so quickly. Arriving in Lebanon, we were worried if we’d have any trouble getting through customs. […]