I have now moved to a motel - like a small flat with a separate bedroom, lounge and kitchen and while not as central as the Mihrako Hotel, it is only one km away.
The address is just typical of Sulaimanyah - it might seem strange, street names and numbers don't mean anything here and everything is 'near' something else. Girdy Andazyaran is the Quarter or suburb - Bayan Motel, Girdy Andazyaran, Near the Cultural Hall and the Dr Khrasraw Overpass,
Sulaimanyah. Easy to find!!
I have lots of windows which open and have clear glass! I can lie in bed and watch the traffic on the Dr Khrasraw Overpass, keep an eye on the Rand Galley Mall and listen to the call to pray from the Husseinyah Mosque, a Shiite mosque that only call to prayer three times a day. However they do rabbit on a lot on Friday. Just 100 metres the other way is the Mar Yousif Catholic Chaldean Church. They are ethnic Assyrians who worship in the Syrian eastern rite, but recognise the pope as head of the church - many have fled to Kurdistan to escape persecution in Arab Iraq
And I have a washing machine.... small domestic things bring great joy!.
Under the motel and part of the same business, is the Melody Cafe which is run by women, mainly from Nepal (the motel is staffed by men). Women working in cafes or restaurant is highly unusual here and I wondered if the cafe was a front for some other dodgy business. Being a single middle aged man I would be the perfect prospect, but after closely watching the behaviour of both the staff and the customers it all looks above board to me.
The address is just typical of Sulaimanyah - it might seem strange, street names and numbers don't mean anything here and everything is 'near' something else. Girdy Andazyaran is the Quarter or suburb - Bayan Motel, Girdy Andazyaran, Near the Cultural Hall and the Dr Khrasraw Overpass,
Sulaimanyah. Easy to find!!
I have lots of windows which open and have clear glass! I can lie in bed and watch the traffic on the Dr Khrasraw Overpass, keep an eye on the Rand Galley Mall and listen to the call to pray from the Husseinyah Mosque, a Shiite mosque that only call to prayer three times a day. However they do rabbit on a lot on Friday. Just 100 metres the other way is the Mar Yousif Catholic Chaldean Church. They are ethnic Assyrians who worship in the Syrian eastern rite, but recognise the pope as head of the church - many have fled to Kurdistan to escape persecution in Arab Iraq
And I have a washing machine.... small domestic things bring great joy!.
Under the motel and part of the same business, is the Melody Cafe which is run by women, mainly from Nepal (the motel is staffed by men). Women working in cafes or restaurant is highly unusual here and I wondered if the cafe was a front for some other dodgy business. Being a single middle aged man I would be the perfect prospect, but after closely watching the behaviour of both the staff and the customers it all looks above board to me.
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