The 30-day Islamic holy month of Ramazan (RAH-mah-zahn, called Ramadan in other countries) is a time of fasting, prayer and celebration. (Dates) It can also affect your travel plans.

FASTING…
Fasting means letting nothing pass the lips: no food, drink, chewing gum, tobacco smoke or, for the strictly observant, not even licking an envelope or postage stamp from sunrise to sunset. Observant Muslims also refrain from sexual intercourse during daylight in the holy month.

Most Muslims, whether strictly observant or not, use the holy month and the stricture of fasting to help them examine their lives, to remind themselves of virtues like charity, compassion and forgiveness, and to avoid vices like cupidity, selfishness and dishonesty.

Many Turks fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramazan. Restaurants are less busy at lunch, and there’s even less Turkish tea in evidence—which is amazing.

If you’re in Turkey during Ramazan, it’s polite to refrain from eating and drinking in public during daylight hours. Rather, do it inside a restaurant, tea house, cafe (some of which will be operating, except in Konya), or other private or semi-private area.

Muslim restaurant and cafe staff, who may be fasting themselves, will understand if you are non-Muslim and will be happy to serve you. Some eateries may cover their windows with curtains so as not to distract those fasting by the sight of others eating.

When (I see) the sunset and the wind comes

We’re in the court at KentPlus

I think about everything we had

And my scene will be there,

 

I’ll think about you

I am thinking of you

I can see you looking at me

While you’e workin’

 

I can hear your voice

I can feel your presence

I can see (what) Allah brought up to us

 

When I see the sunset at KentPlus

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Because I know it’s love,

I don’t ask you nothing back

Because I know it’s love,

I don’t ask you any prove,

 

Even though you aren’t here

Love’s here, now with me

Even though I have to go,

Love will carry on

 

I know it’s forever and ever

I wish you all that I can give you

I know it’s for sure

Because I know it’s true

 

I know all words care

I know it is love

I know only one answer

No matter (what) happens I’ll keep (it) here with me

 

Because love is here more alive than ever

Because I know it is love

Because I know it is love

Even though you will not be there!

 

….."I am going away, but I know I’ll be back. My love, if I come back it’s for staying in…"

 

  

 

Friday night 30.04.10; 19h, my phone rang. It was my dear uncle Nilson saying that he had one gift to me. He gave me one trip fo a retreat at Guaramiranga. Funny becuse he gave me only 15 min to get ready because my bus would departure in 30 min later. I met three new blessed friends! Luis and his fiancee Janice, Aline. It was a heaven’s GIFT.

So, I went to the mountain of Guaramiranga for a spiritual retreat. I stayed in the monastery of the friars Capuccino. This is a simple place but cozy. The city of Guaramiranga is at the peak of the mountain on the south side of Fort which is 1500 m above the sea level.