"The Market" -J 9 years old
One of the most important things in a Moroccan life are spices and supplies. The best place to get that stuff is in the market.
When you enter the first thing you see are the many people. Then, you see a land of color: green chameleons, yellowish cumin, black hats, herbs, lanterns, daggers and much more.
My favorite thing was the chameleons because they were so unusual.
Before I went to Morocco I thought bargaining was something that was only in Star Wars. When you buy something in Morocco you always have to bargain. Say, if a shop owner says a price like 300 Dirhams then you go to a third of that and say 100 Dirhams.
The price the shop owner says is nothing close to the real price! When you bargain something you think in your brain, "I'm never going to do this!"
(Gigi successfully bargaining for lanterns. A fellow who listened in said, 'She was strong!')
Once you start it's like a Battleship game: one goes then the next until you feel the wonder of victory!
(J hugged after successfully negotiating daggers.)
If you want to save energy and drive to the market it will take 10x as long as walking because more than half the traffic on the street are humans! When you go to the market donkeys and huge carts pass you by. A street in the market of Marrakech is the size of two American sidewalks. So, the best way to travel is to go on foot!
For Americans Morocco is the busiest place ever! The first time I went out I thought the streets would be very, very dirty. But, it turned out that for so many people the streets were very clean. At night, men sweep with big, straw brooms.
When you take a walk you see magical things like cows heads, roosters and endless beautiful hand-made carpets, our family even got one.
In my heart Morocco is like a rainbow. . . it has everything.
One of the most important things in a Moroccan life are spices and supplies. The best place to get that stuff is in the market.
When you enter the first thing you see are the many people. Then, you see a land of color: green chameleons, yellowish cumin, black hats, herbs, lanterns, daggers and much more.
My favorite thing was the chameleons because they were so unusual.
The market is the best place to find a dagger. Some of the daggers are big, some are small. They all have their own style. But some of the daggers are fake so you have to pick very wisely!
Before I went to Morocco I thought bargaining was something that was only in Star Wars. When you buy something in Morocco you always have to bargain. Say, if a shop owner says a price like 300 Dirhams then you go to a third of that and say 100 Dirhams.
The price the shop owner says is nothing close to the real price! When you bargain something you think in your brain, "I'm never going to do this!"
(Gigi successfully bargaining for lanterns. A fellow who listened in said, 'She was strong!')
Once you start it's like a Battleship game: one goes then the next until you feel the wonder of victory!
(J hugged after successfully negotiating daggers.)
If you want to save energy and drive to the market it will take 10x as long as walking because more than half the traffic on the street are humans! When you go to the market donkeys and huge carts pass you by. A street in the market of Marrakech is the size of two American sidewalks. So, the best way to travel is to go on foot!
For Americans Morocco is the busiest place ever! The first time I went out I thought the streets would be very, very dirty. But, it turned out that for so many people the streets were very clean. At night, men sweep with big, straw brooms.
When you take a walk you see magical things like cows heads, roosters and endless beautiful hand-made carpets, our family even got one.
In my heart Morocco is like a rainbow. . . it has everything.
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