Famous Souks

After our cooking class, we made our first venture into the famous souks of Marrakech and the Place Jemaa-el-Fna. The souks were like a flea market on steroids packed into a small space. Actually, the souk is large but they really pack in the vendors. They were selling everything from purses to shoes to olives to spices. As you walk around, the vendors vie for your attention by calling out at you in different languages... "bonjour, hello, guten tag, konichiwa" ...They hope you react to one on the languages so they can reel you in. Lily was often mistaken for Japanese as most vendors tried many Japanese words on her as we walked past. I suppose they see more Japanese tourists shopping than Taiwanese. The best course of action is to ignore all of them as if you are deaf so that they move onto the next tourists.

We also passed by the Place Jwmma-el-Fna which is the main square where all the food vendors and performers are located. They were still setting up shop and it was rainy so we headed back to the riad to warm up. We have a few more nights here to explore when the weather improves.