Rooms

  Pleasant aromas of traditional New Thalosian comfort foods and spices

greet you as you enter the homey soup kitchen.  The brisk sandstone flooring

and slight breeze from the west provides a welcome reprieve from the

harshness of the desert's heat.  Along the south wall, a pair of clay ovens

flicker softly within, wood burning and baking the various khubz and

flatbreads to perfection.  In front of the clay ovens, towards the center of

kitchen is a large smokeless chulha stove - a variety of pots and pans rest

upon the gentle flames within the stove, cooking the various stews and

soups.  Away from the stove, a row of simple oak tables and benches are

available for all to rest and enjoy their meals - a container of hand carved

wooden spoons have been placed in the center of each table.  The room is

brightened by arched windows that have been fitted with decorative wooden

lattices along the east wall.  An arched doorway to the west leads out to

the courtyard.