Iftar

Today is the first weekend since Ramadan started. We drove to Sharjah late afternoon to collect business cards that my nephew had sent in January last year! It took a while to link up with the lady who brought them, we chatted briefly and then wended our way out of the area to get back on the main road.

G spotted this scene outside a mosque and quickly too a picture. It is not the best picture taken today, but it tells a story. Iftar is the time when the fast is broken after a whole day of not eating or drinking anything. A number of mosques hand out free meals to people - like in this blip. There was still about 20 minutes before a cannon announces the time so I guess people are securing their spot here.

Usually, the roads are quite empty coming up to sunset, but today it was really busy! G wanted to drive past Mamzar Beach as we hadn't been there for ages, so the extra is of a family getting ready to break their fast on the beach! We stayed until it got dark and drank saffron tea.

And in the morning, we had a Skype chat with SweetArt and Martin after ages!