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Posted by Dana davenport Anthony'65 on 11/17/2006, 2:24 pm Ghiblis are still there... we can't change the weather I guess (sometimes I wish we could). Supermarkets are changing fast. There are still the tiny mom and pop kind of places but many large supermarkets are popping up and even super stores like The Mahari. Barcode readers at the cash registers, magazines and candy and chewing gum (all the popular western kinds) are on display next to the cashier, the meat department, dairy aisle, an aisle for breakfast cereals - Kelloggs and Nestle, Duncan Hines cake mixes and microwave popcorn, all mixed in with the good old fashioned zomita and ibsisa. Libya has lots of variety but still lacks variety in the frozen food dept. Fast food restaurants are popping up everywhere. Hamburgers, pizza, shawarma and kabob, chicken and there is even a few Chinese restaurants and some restaurants have Mexican food on the menu. Corinthia Hotel even has a Mexican night in one of their restaurants. Bread - still there are the neighborhood bakers but there are also large bakeries that sell a variety of breads, pizzas, sweet rolls and croissants. Libyans still must have their bread and it's still government subsidized so it's affordable to everyone. I make mostly Libyan foods because it's easier to produce a meal for a large family that way. Sometimes we eat 'American' and sometimes Asian. Nowadays we all seem to be on different schedules and it seems we rarely sit down all together anymore. Most kids here have mp3 players, playstation and computers. Kids know how to use the internet and they watch the latest films and shows on satellite TV - Oprah and Dr. Phil are household words here and we get NBC, ABC, CNN, BBC and all the other acronyms. The 21st century has arrived in Libya. ... I think it's kind of sad in a way.... Hurry up and visit before it's all gone.
Link: Follow this link to see snapshots from the video!
Message modified by board administrator 11/18/2006, 6:31 am
I received a very nice email from a new friend of mine that lives in Tripoli. I thought you might enjoy reading it too.
The only camels I usually see are hanging in the butcher shop. But I live in Benashur, which in your day was the countryside and nowadays is city. When we move out to Ainzarah there are camels on people's farms, but then even Ainzarah is quickly being eaten up. The farms are being divided and houses are going up fast.
From Teri
I still want to go!!!!-Dana
Below you will find a video from Libya. It's in French but that doesn't matter the pictures speak for themselves.
ENJOY!
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