What a Way to Wake UP!

Our last morning I was woken first by the Ramadan drummer, announcing time to eat breakfast before fasting was to begin, then the mosque call to prayers, then the unmistakable sound of a large propane burner shooting a flame.  The last sound catapulted me out of the bed as the sun was just coloring the horizon.  I threw on some jeans, grabbed my camera and ran barefoot up the 5 flights of windy stone steps to the roof deck of our hotel.  This is what I saw.

after an hour of watching from the roof, i crawled back into bed. this is the view from my pillow!