Pretty Fanoos

The lanterns here are so pretty, and they are everywhere, as you saw in my previous pictures of the lanterns in the Kahn. However, there is one medan that has them all over its trees, in a 360-degree view. It’s phenomenal. In the dark of night the tackiest and most ugly of lanterns looks magical and beautiful. My flatmate and I were walking home on Mustafa the Camel street (my flatmate’s name for it, its really called Mustafa Kamel street, with the stress on mel part, so it sounds like KaMel, not the mammal) and we found this wonderful medan. I could not help myself and immediately followed by taking pictures. Some came out, some didn’t I was only carrying around my little point and click digital so I have to go back with my bad ass camera and see what I get. Thought ya’ll would like a glimpse of what I see EVERYWHERE when I walk around after dusk. Not too shabby, eh?


Also...

Ramadan Hilarity…
Dry cleaning to be delivered at 5pm… however the shop is closed for Iftar and prayers then, so it must be delivered later. Guess when. Just guess, I’ll wait. I’ll even give you a hint. Most businesses close from 3:30 to at least 8:00 pm. Most are open again from 8 to 10 pm. So you figure that the laundry got delivered at 8:30 ish, at the latest, right? WRONG! 10:45 PM BABY! My flatmate went to bed at about 9, which means she missed her dry cleaning by almost two hours. What is she going to do when the insomniac moves out in December? I just don’t know.