I was in Lebanon in August 2009. We had a chance to visit mount Hermon on the day of transfiguration. As the Lebanese Maronite Christians believe that Hermon is (or at least might be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_of_the_Transfiguration) the mountain, the place was full of local 'pilgrims'.
We set en route at the brake of dawn and as the sun was rising, we saw the first glimpses the mountain. When we arrived at the base of the mountain, from which we would trek to the peak, most of the people were already leaving. In a way it was even better for us, as we had more freedom to roam the mountain without the throng of people surrounding us.
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