8AM I found the hotel's breakfast offerings rather disappointing. However, the day quickly picked up when Mahmoud arrived at 9AM, and we embarked on our journey to Qasr Al Haj. By 12:30PM, we reached it – a 700-year-old storage building once vital for caravans, in active use until the 1960s.
2PM We reached Tarmeisa, a quaint village nestled atop a mountain, deserted since the 1970s. Its silent streets and abandoned homes spoke volumes of its past.
3PM We arrived at Kabaw, a 5-story storage building. Dating back 1000 years, it closely resembled Qasr Al Haj but with an added challenge: it lacked a stepwell, offering only protruding steps and tree branches for climbing. This ancient structure was in use until the 1940s.
3:30PM We took half an hour for lunch and left for Gharyan.
7:30PM We took four hours to reach Hosh elhafer belhaj. These underground rooms, excavated 10 meters beneath the surface, were once 3000 in number. The one we visited was exceptionally well-preserved. After a brief 20-minute exploration, we departed for Tripoli.
9:30PM After a 2 hour drive, we reached Tripoli. I had to do the Zoom meeting on the phone and did the last 10 minutes at the hotel. I had mixed grilled seafood at the hotel.
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