As we've learned along our trip to take it easy and not over exert ourselves we did exactly that today. We had no big plans to go anywhere specific but instead to just roam around until we saw something cool. We began walking towards the square and along the way we brushed up on our bargaining skills. I must say we are pretty good. The vendors always start at 200/300 MAD and we offer as low as 20/30... Usually don't go higher than 40. It works 99% of the time. They'll usually run after us and agree to sell it for the price we want hehehe. The square is probably the craziest part, where you can't make any eye contact or else you're stuck in conversation. The vendors are always much more aggressive in the square. We walked through the square up to the Koutoubia mosque. There we ran into our friends from the hostel and decided to join forces. We walked back through the square and into the souks. Bargained some more. Eventually we sat down for some coffee and tea. After this we headed to a little outdoor restaurant where we decided to eat dinner. It was so cheap and so good! For the equivalent of $6 Canadian dollars, we had a salad, steamed veggies, mixed meat (lamb, chicken, and beef), tajine kefta (meatballs mixed with eggs), bread and tea. On our way back to the hostel we passed by another really cute coffee shop with a rooftop terrace an we couldn't resist so we went there as well. There we all enjoyed either an ice cream or a cold beverage; except for one of our poor friends who was fasting and had to watch us eat and drink at three different shops in a row. Finally we got back to the hostel and rested for a bit. Tanya went out with our friends to watch the sunset in the square, which was probably very cool because that's where everyone gathers to eat once the sun has set. I stayed a little longer at the hostel chatting with a girl from Copenhagen on the rooftop but I met back up with everyone else shortly after. Together, we all went to what I promise is our last restaurant of the day. It's right in the square and offers an unreal panorama view of the square; looks especially good at night. We enjoyed some tea and ice cream as we watched and listened to the locals celebrate Ramadan with their prayers. After getting back to our hostel we all hung out and smoked some traditional shisha. We were waiting for the clock to strike 3am so we could eat suhoor, a pre fast meal, as we are planning on fasting tomorrow just for the experience. For suhoor we had tajine again, cooked by one of the sweet hostel employees, and I must say it was even better than the tajine we had at the restaurant! Tomorrow he will show us how to prepare it ourselves! This night we went to sleep on the roof, since our hostel has no AC and it gets crazy hot at night. The roof was nice and breezy and we fell asleep to the prayers of the locals and the cock-a-doodling roosters.
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