She lived in Achrafieh, a charming neighbourhood in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Characterised by a combination of worn-out buildings, historic houses from the 19th century, and Dubai-inspired 50-storey glass towers, Achrafieh is a peaceful place to live in. Tradition mingles with modernity, rich housewives in denim shorts chat with middle-class Muslim women in hipster coffee shops, and men smoke their chicha on the streets. Achrafieh is a tale of differences, a perfect representation of Lebanon's core disparities and multicultural beauty.
She sank into the couch. She looked at the sky and noticed it had changed colour. A yellowish, silver hue took over the clouds—an unusual shade for this hour of the day.
Watercolour “La maison aux 6 Arcades” by Bénédicte de Vanssay Moubarak
Downtown Achrafieh captured by @budcorp