The Levantic trip

As part of a series of books that included the news of the Arab travelers to the Shami Diyar in the nineteenth century and the reading of the twentieth century, we stand today on the book of Prince Muhammad Ali, "The Levantine Journey". We read at the forefront of the book the reasons that prompted its owner to organize this journey after he spent about thirty days in the atmosphere of the European countries, and circled in its cities and villages, so that he did not leave any of its historical monuments, scientific institutes and industrial landmarks except for his ministry. Al -Hanin tightened him until he traveled to Damascus, the capital of the Levant, despite the hardship and the lack of amenities, and there is an adequate to the owner of the trip to hear some news about some of the sects in those Bekaa that improves the choice of horses and is good at riding them at the fullest equestrian crops and completed their properties. The prince describes the reception that he prepared for him in the port of Beirut, then he moves us to visit Mount Lebanon, Youssef Pasha Franco. It is mentioned a large forest of pine trees, "He had ordered the deceased grandfather" Ibrahim Pasha the Great. "