The city of Beirut, has to be both the "Yin" and "Yang" of the mideast, for several reasons. But, two good reasons would be, it is the cultural meca, a Paris, with it's western divergence; ready to accept the fashion, music, and higher education that dominates this city.
The other side of Beirut's history, is it's war torn past. For so long now, Beirut has been rebuilding itself from ashes. It has undergone so much reconstruction in recent years, that it has just recently been, "back on it's feet", as an international, metropolitan city, again.
Tony and crew were in Beirut, Lebanon, for the Travel Channel, shooting "No Reservations", last year, when a war broke out right in front of them.
After all was said and done, it won an Emmy. Why? Because it was the most powerful, captivating piece of reality TV, so far.
They are filming the Beirut piece, all seems well, then all hell breaks loose around them.
Later, Tony compares the evacuation of refugees, waiting on the beach as, "A Metallica concert, gone horribly bad."
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