“What did you eat when you walked in Lebanon and Israel?” The Idiot was asked by a friend from Kenya during lunch at the just-opened Tartine Bianco restaurant in Los Angeles.
Rather than let her read all about it in The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Twenty Years Walking the Mediterranean, The Idiot displayed a slideshow of food-oriented photographs taken while he walked along the Mediterranean Sea from Syria to Gaza.
Lebanon: Buying tasty flatbreads in a bakery south of Beirut.
Buying morning bakery treats for breakfast in Tel Aviv.
Getting coffee at a zippy Dunkin’ Donuts in Beirut.
Introducing his niece Sara to the delights of a morning Nescafé when awakening on a beach in southern Israel.
Buying vegetables in a refugee-filled neighborhood on the Mediterranean Sea south of Beirut.
Having a mid-afternoon yoghurt-and-fruit treat during the MedTrek in Israel.
Enjoying an outdoor lunch with Ibrahim Muhanna in Beirut.
Lunching on shakshuka (a dish of eggs poached in a tomatoes, chili, peppers and onion sauce) under a communal tent on the beach in Israel. (Photo: Michael Knipe)
Introducing his niece Sara to delicious sandwiches at Cafe Lyon in Israel.
Taking a break from walking with a poolside lunch in central Beirut.
Enjoying a birthday lunch in Tel Aviv with Michael Knipe, the world’s oldest MedTrekker who hiked with The Idiot in Cyprus, Israel and Egypt in his late 70s.
Having a quiet coffee in Tel Aviv with his niece Sara after completing the MedTrek through Israel.
(Photo: Michael Knipe)
Dinnering on a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Walking on the promenade after dinner in Beirut.
Next week: What did The Idiot eat in Egypt?
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