The air conditioner is whirring behind me, blowing cool air on my back as I write this quick update... A needed respit with temperatures pushing 110 outside. The city seems considerably quieter now that Ramadan is well underway. No eating or drinking from sun up to sun down, not even swallowing your saliva(hence the incessant spitting). Most of the souqs (markets) are layden with men lying haphazardly on any surface, fighting off heacdaches and fatigue- evidence of their fasting.
We must plan our days ahead of time as public transport CEASES from 6-8pm ( Time to eat!). It's great if you have a car as there are then NONE on the road making commutes a dream. For those of us without, if we don't make the bus at 4-5pm to return home, we won't make it back there until after 9pm. So it is now 5:05 pm... we have to catch our bus now, or it's going to be a late night with lots of tea drinking at the muhata (bus station)...
We'll miss this place-- home on the 23rd!
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hey Jess and Eddy
Thanks for the updates. Been looking forward to everyone of them. I hope you guys are able to make it to Wyoming so we can catch up and you can see our new home in Powell. If you haven't checked out or blog its pellegrinopost.blogspot.com
If you can't we understand that too. We're still looking forward if it works for a vacation to Hawaii this winter. Talk to you soon. Amanda
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