The steps are dark grey slate and the landing lights do not last the length of time it takes to get to the next floor down or up. In the half-light of the stairwell I can’t see the next step. I take the lift.
Grocers
Ashrafiyeh, where we are living, has grocers! The Ashrafiyeh or Tabaris district, at least I think it’s a district, down by the Shara Lubnan which is also Rue Liban, has grocers galore….grocers like we used to have in the UK, and not just chichi overpriced luxury food products. Mind you it has those as well.