Remembering Tripoli in Pictures

The flags of the African Union take a prominent place at the baywalk facing the Mediterranean Sea, the insignificant figure at the bottom is the author.

This is the Tripoli Museum facing the Saha Qadra where rallies and demonstrations take place.

This is the actual place where the protests and demonstrations are held. During more peaceful time, important celebrations and festivities are also conducted here.

This tower beside the museum is where Muammar Ghadaffi gave public speeches.

This fountain is the centerpiece of the Saha Qadra, the most spacious park in Tripoli located at the city"s center. It's in front of the museum. Kids and teen-agers go around the fountain in rollerblades and roller skates. Families hold picnics on the sprawling greens or attend to their toddlers at the monkey bridge and the various slides.

This is a poetic shot of the author watching the sunset at the Mediterranean Sea. She stands at a natural rock formation which has become part of the sea wall in Tripoli's corniche, about 500 meters away from Saha Qadra.


(Nb: Photos "borrowed" from the photo albums of Mr. Francisco Napalit.)