It’s a small thing and I shouldn’t complain. Others have real threats to their freedom, and my little story is only an inconvenience. It's just disappointing. I thought I had discovered the perfect biking and running route: head out of my house and down the hill, run a kilometre along the highway, then 3 km straight uphill and 3 down, a lovely wide road, no potholes, very little traffic on a Holy Day, and a great view from the top. Too good to be true? Apparently. On Friday I did the route by bike for the second time without incident, waving at soldiers, traffic cops and construction workers en route. On the way home I did a really interesting little detour, maneuvering through the narrow streets of Mezzeh’s poorest area, a rag taggle bunch of buildings
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