Everything is just so close

I had heard about so many places in Lebanon, mostly related to sad events like Sabrah and Shatellah. However, I never realized how close this can be to the city. It is actually in the middle of the city, contrary to my previous perception that it would be out of Beirut. You feel everything is so close, I even was thinking of making meetings in the South and North on the same day and would expect to make it to both without much trouble.