In the morning, I had breakfast in the roof top bar. Nothing special but I had asked about taking a tour in the Médina. My guide arrived early so I didn’t eat much
My guides’ name was Fatty. He was very pleasant and informative. His native language was Arabic, then English, German and French
I don’t usually like to do tours but I liked him and he was very good. After a few minutes he asked if a German couple could join us. They were also nice.
Fatty took us though the Médina which means old city. He showed us the interiors of some famous palaces. Most of the Medina are small palaces. The large doors opened for horses and camels and large celebrations. The first room after you enter the house is for livestock. Even those on caravans many years ago had a central room for meals and deals and to provide shelter for the animals. There were tiny rooms off the main room for men to stay in.
So many pictures. We walked by the gold souks. Fatty told us about the bride to be’s going in with their Mama’s and picking out jewelry for their dowry. If the husband couldn’t afford it he had to pay back the mother in law.
I wandered down the hill. The hotel Dar Fatma was on the top of the hill. Great views. I had directions for a place for an appetizer and wine and walked very far past it. Had to walk back up the hill. It’s cold when you walk down and hot when you walk up. So many tourists. The Resto was closed when I got there so I decided to go the next place ChatGPT and I found. She has been wrong a lot lately and the shortcut I found was closed off by a wall so back down the hill and I asked a few taxi drivers to take me to Le Pirate. I got dropped off near it, but had to search for it, most signs are in Arabic. I asked a man and he pointed across the street. It was 5 pm so no one was there, but they were open. The English speaking person helped me. ChatGPT is great at translating the menu and has offered her selections of what to eat. She was wrong about this place having wine. She did not know that they didn’t have their papers! Ate some calamari fondue, not so great. They helped me get a taxi and I had to help the driver with directions. Kinda funny especially leaning way into the front seat trying to show him my phone with oncoming traffic and him looking at my phone.
I had grilled grouper that had a side of Cacio e Pepe pasta. Again amazing bread with very good olive oil and olives. The fish was excellent
Back to the hotel, felt like Everest climbing the hill Lol. Tomorrow I change hotels and see some sights. Making plans, also back up plans. Kinda longing for Venice….
Getting very sleepy
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