In Beirut. At half past ten the next morning,Salahadin arrived at Beirut airport. The airport lies to the south of the city and the docks are in the north. One road from the airport to the docks goes through the centre of the city. Another road gone beside the sea. Salahadin got into a taxi. He told the driver to take the road beside the sea. The sun was shining on the city and there was must on the hills behind. The air was fresh and cool.Salahadin felt very happy in Beirut. It was nice and cool after the heat and dust of Cairo. When he got to the docks,he asked about the boat from Alexandria. The Sudan did not arrive at Beirut until half past six in the evening.Salahadin had more than six hours to wait. He decided to visit a friend called Fuad. Fuad was been a student with at Cairo University sitting. He now worked in the Lebanese department of antiquities in Beirut. His office was in a large museums in the north-east past of the city. Salahadin took a taxi to the museums. Fuad was surprised and pleased to see him. We'll have lunch together,said Fuad. I'll phone my wife immediately. Ten minutes later they were in Fuad's car. Fuad lived in a small village in the mountains above Beirut. The Road was very steep. It twisted and turned up the mountain.