We made a visit to the old part of the city - 1200 years old. It was an amazing place, with strange sites, smells and sounds that really causes culture shock. After entering the huge gate to the city, we ate lunch at a place called "Le Kasbah", an open air cafe near the gate. Kevin and I ate "Tajine"- a stew like dish with meatballs and fresh eggs that was really good.
Todd ate the "Couscous" which he said tasted like cornbread and cabbage topped with raisins.
We finished the meal with the traditional hot mint tea.
We ate on the 3rd floor and had a great view of the city and got some great pictures and video.
After lunch we ventured into the narrow streets that are lined with shops that sell just about anything imaginable. Things like fruits and grains, fresh cut meat, live chickens, severed camel heads, jewelry, rugs, trinkets and our favorite... musical instruments! Our friend helped us haggle for some goods, it was more like full contact shopping. We would have been broke within a few minutes without her.
We made some friends in the jewelry shop and the handmade musical instrument shop. They were eager to try their English.
2 comments:
Jewlery, I like the sound of that! Jeremy got off alright this morning and now if I could figure out what to do with the rest! Love ya---Leanna
I wonder how you would transport a severed camel head back home? Enjoying the blog!
Jana Perciful
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