The Call to Prayer

As I am writing right now, the call to Prayer is sounding.

Basicaly 5 times a day, the Mosques sound the call to prayer... and you can hear it where ever you are in the city. There are about 10 mosques in Bergama... so they all play the same recording at the same time so the call is in unison.

The call to prayer is more like a song that is very beautiful... everytime I hear it, I look up the sky and stop and listen.

Yesterday when I was on top Bergama's Acrypolis (my favorite ancient site so far), me and some French backpackers were walking down this pretty dangerous road to get out of the ruins and into town. The view was absolutely breathtaking... and as I was navigating the dangerous rocks, I heard the call to prayer all over the city.... once after the other, the mosques all started playing the call.... and I just stood there are listened as it echoed throughout the city and the surrounding mountains.

I can't wait until I hear this in Istanbul in front of the Blue Mosque and in Damascus... in front of the Great Mosque.