Morocco - Second Day - Essouira
We arrived at midnight to Essouira, and a taxi driver took us from the
bus stop to the Medina. I hoped to find the hotel on my own, but it
was impossible to navigate in the Medina (old market type side of the
city), therefore we had to take a guide. The hotel is verb nice, with
arabic style and good size room. The only problem is that it has no
outside windows and stinks ...a bit.
In the morning we had breakfest at the hotel; pankakes type bread with
jeam and very tasty honney (!). This day we walked to the city side,
seeing the huge povety and loads of abandon industrial buildings. On
the way back we visited the Jewish cemetry, with very odd type
gravings: they were very thin, long and very disorganized. Also, we
visited the local and only Synagogue, visiting which was kindly
advised for us by two Israeli couples we met. The synagogue keeper
came after a ring, a phone number was over the entrance, she showed us
around this small but very cosy and well kept place. Apparently there
are only three Jewish families left in the city; all what ish left
after a big comunity.
Lunch we had in a very local place, liver meat with pita bread, and
tea at the end. Nice and simple, but when we asked for a bill, we were
surprised to see a sum of 50dirhams, which was probably three times
over what locals pay there, because it was on the street.
The evening we spent at the hotel, talking with the worker named Said
- very simple but very kind chap, who works only night shifts at the
hotel and apparently has a wife and three daughters back home.
bus stop to the Medina. I hoped to find the hotel on my own, but it
was impossible to navigate in the Medina (old market type side of the
city), therefore we had to take a guide. The hotel is verb nice, with
arabic style and good size room. The only problem is that it has no
outside windows and stinks ...a bit.
In the morning we had breakfest at the hotel; pankakes type bread with
jeam and very tasty honney (!). This day we walked to the city side,
seeing the huge povety and loads of abandon industrial buildings. On
the way back we visited the Jewish cemetry, with very odd type
gravings: they were very thin, long and very disorganized. Also, we
visited the local and only Synagogue, visiting which was kindly
advised for us by two Israeli couples we met. The synagogue keeper
came after a ring, a phone number was over the entrance, she showed us
around this small but very cosy and well kept place. Apparently there
are only three Jewish families left in the city; all what ish left
after a big comunity.
Lunch we had in a very local place, liver meat with pita bread, and
tea at the end. Nice and simple, but when we asked for a bill, we were
surprised to see a sum of 50dirhams, which was probably three times
over what locals pay there, because it was on the street.
The evening we spent at the hotel, talking with the worker named Said
- very simple but very kind chap, who works only night shifts at the
hotel and apparently has a wife and three daughters back home.
3 Comments:
Sounds like fun!
Who are WE that you mention all the time?
my friends :)
Sounds like you had a great time!
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