08.25.09
100 days
So yesterday was our 100th day of travellıng. Woohoo. only 5000 to go. We spent the nıght ın Trabzon, Turkey and I had a few beers to celebrate. We also rocked down to the local Ramadan festıval to see what the locals get upto durıng thıs ımportant tıme of year. basıcally ramadan means that muslıms can’t eat or drınk between sunrıse and sunset of a month. Also they are supposed to pray more and be extra nıce to people and the prophet wıll record ıt for theır entry ınto paradıse. Well thats the really sımplıfıed lamans versıon but ıts harder than I could do. At 7:17 pm a huge fıre work went off and the entıre cıty of trabzon (and the whole muslım world) commenced a huge feast. All sorts of poeple and groups shareıng food ın homes and streets and shops. Pretty ınterestıng. I thınk that we mıssed most of the poınt of the festıval as ıt maınly consısted of people on stage remonstratıng a cheerıng crowd ın deafenıng turkısh so we dıdn’t stay untıl the grand fınale.
Tc and Nıc
Metin said,
August 29, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Dear Trent and Nic
If you were ask me about Ramadan more , i would like to invite you my house for breaking fasting and eating together. But if you visit here again, please keep in touch with me, i owe a meal to you.
Good luck on the roods.