The sounds of Somerset

Walking down the streets of Cairo has recently reminded us of our home in Somerset.  The familiar 'country' smells and the gentle sound of sheep bleating and cows mooing - that's where the similarities end.
The country smells and sounds were because people are buying sheep and cattle for the Eid al-Adha (Feast of the sacrifice) so it was not a great shock to find a lonely bull calf at the bottom of the our basement steps - not sure it would have passed a RSPCA inspection.  Our landlord invited us to the morning sacrifice at 7.30 which didn't seem that early because we had been awake since 5.30 listening to the special 'call to prayer'.  It was not our preferred way to start the day, especially before breakfast, but we were able to spend time with the landlord and his family.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha