WAMP wamp

   I was sitting in our office this week and could here this sound wamp wamp.  I wondered what it was and after about 5 minuets I go up to check.  There were 2 boys out side with a long rug hung over a chinning bar.  They had a tennis racket thing and they were hitting the rug with it sending up dust.  After a little while they started to roll up the rug and hung up another.  They same process continued for about 15 minuets then I noticed the noise stopped so I got up and peeked out they each had a rug over their shoulder and were headed in side.  I have a very noisy vacuum maybe I should ask them the clean my rugs too.
    Another sound I heard last night was a siren which sounded like it was out front. I went to look there were 2 guys out there getting into a car and one had a key bob and messing with the lights of a car.  It was the car that was making the siren noise.   It was making all the siren noises there are over here.  After it went through one round it started on a second.  Another couple came out and got in the first car and they drove away.  The car making all the noise was finally silenced.
  Every emergency vehicle here had a different sound.  The amblance sounds like the old Natiz sirens. then the fire and police have a different sound.  I haven't figured out what they are yet to tell the difference.   None of them sound like American sirens.
    There is a huge apartment building going up around the block.  We can see the crane lifting loads of something ( probably cement)  up seven or eight stories and putting in down where it is needed.  We also here the banging of hammers and saws and men calling to each other.
   We also here the voices of people walking in the street calling greetings to each other.  We also hear children out playing or crying.
   Tonight it pretty quite because it is a relgious holiday and a lot of people have returned to their villages or are at their home starting a fast that will be broken in a few days.  It is kind of like lent where they give up something they really like for a few days.  The stores and business will be closed until Wed. morning.  I don't know what all we will get done.  We did do some shopping to day so we will be ok until things are back to normal.  Of course there is another holiday that starts next weekend so things will be closed again.  We just have to plan for what we need and be prepared.
  It is fun to hear and see all the things going on from our windows.