I know we’re in the sub-Sahara zone and all that but stone me it’s hot today. 28c here is more like 32\/34c in Spain. Something to do with the quality of the air? Even at 28c the sun is fiercely burning!<\/p>\n
We’ve been out on an excursion today, it took us through most parts of the modern and ancient city of Marrakech. The trip also gave us a good look at the unbelievably snowy Atlas Mountains (though I don’t think my photographs will come out very well because of the heat haze between us and the peaks).<\/p>\n
I think it’s fair to say that we’re both wasted and a quiet siesta with a couple of good books is going to be our main occupation for the next few hours.<\/p>\n
Snoozing may occur.<\/p>\n
While we were waiting for the bus back from the centre of the new town to our hotel we sat on a large stone and watched one of the many street vendors do his thing.<\/p>\n
He herded out from the small gathering of tourists a New Zealand guy, and repeatedly badgered him to buy a pair of hooky sunglasses. The price started at 500Dhs with New Zealand guy firmly saying ‘no’.<\/p>\n
He was still saying ‘no’ when the street vendor said ‘Give me 20Dhs for them’. New Zealand guy was right on the edge of saying ‘OK’ just to shut him up, I could feel it and so could the street vendor. And then the bus came along and New Zealand guy got on it with us and that was the end of the potential sale.<\/p>\n
New Zealand guy, like the vendor, was polite at all times and kept saying things like ‘You’re very persistent, you’re in the right job!’ which didn’t – in my view – help with what should have been his default ‘bog off’ position.<\/p>\n
But it was an amusing five minutes that helped to take our minds off the heat.<\/p>\n
I’m just wondering why the street vendors don’t bother us in the same way they bothered him? Must be something about our attitude and body language, I guess. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
20Dhs is just less than \u00a32 at the current rate of exchange.<\/p>\n
Now, you’ll have to excuse me, I’ve got a book on Saudi Arabia and a hot woman waiting in bed for me…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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