Heat

 Though the weather has warmed up considerably - up to 16 degrees in the morning - the sky remains cloudy and grey. It feels like it might rain, but it won't. Summer will be very hot.

Shop burnt

As I walked to work this morning, I saw a crowd gathered around one of the shops in Musrara. There was a police cordon around the shop. As I turned the corner I saw what had happened ... it was burnt all through 2 storeys. It's the Al Ayed shawarma and roast chicken restaurant. Perhaps the coal barbeque was not totally extinguished and a fire started from there. But this shop has a history of fights and clashes ... even gun fire. So I won't be surprised if it's a gangland fight. 

The City has calmed down alot as Eid al Fitr enters its last day today for us. Shops are beginning to open up again. That's important because for 2 days now I couldn't buy bread or vegetables or fruit. Here the muslims take 3 days holiday for the Eid. This evening after work, I'll go to Musrara open market and buy some. I'll also gather some news about the burning of the Al Ayed restaurant.

Lent will end soon and Holy Week will promise to be very interesting when Orthodox, Latins and Jews celebrate their feasts on the same day.