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Marrakesch
Die gute Nachricht des Tages, der marrokanische Schlangenbeschwoerer hat es geschafft. Zwar sind alle alten Daten und Programme verschwunden, aber ich hab ein neues Windows (englische Version, was dazu fuehrt, dass keine Umlaute mehr vorhanden sind und ein paar Buchstaben vertauscht sind, aber daran wird man sich gewoehnen). Das Ganze fuer 200 Dirham, also keine 20 Euro, da kann man nicht meckern.
Den Tag hab ich ...
Souks & Spa
... stall after Mum explained what he was proposing was a rip off.
We haggled earrings down from £120 MAD to 30 MAD.
Eventually we found a shop selling tea sets. We approached a man who said 'I'll tell you the first price..' Laughing uncontrollably ' Then the second price' (Giggle) ' by you'
'60 for 6!' we proposed. He laughed once more, no don't be silly.. 60 for 6! I eventually got 6 tea glasses & a tea pot for 140 MAD.
We got ...
Exploring the crazy market square.
... henna lady- I yelled 'I'm allergic' She then squeezed some on my hand and said 'Its natural' I pulled my hand away & wiped it off.
We found a crowd listening to some awesome drummers and a banjo player, we were invited to sit down then threw down some money, I was thanked in 5 different languages 'Shokran'- Is moroccan. We clapped along and tapped our feet.
This was a great end to the ...
You are never lost, only discovering
... Bab er Robb, (meaning Lord's gate) is a southern gate exit. On a couple of occasions we left the walls of the city and at those times felt we needed to return to familiar ground.
On the way back to the riad a guy my age puts his arm round me 'want to go to a cafe with me', I reply 'I don't think my boyfriend would approve'. Mum also chips in saying 'She's beautiful isn't she'- Not helpful, I eventually get rid of him.
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Tourist!
... it back. I only discovered it was half a MAD.
Before bed we heading back to the terrace of the riad and enjoyed a traditional mint tea, poured elegantly. We could still hears the sounds of the drumming from the square and at 9pm, the last call to prayer of the day rang out through Marrakech.
From this point onwards we would walk in confidence & avoid looking like lost tourists to avoid unwanted attention.
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