I am in Asilah now and spent the day walking to Paradise Beach and back.
After my last post I thought that maybe I should not have brought up the touts. I was thinking that they might overshadow the perception of Morocco as they are pretty much the first thing I wrote about. On the other hand they are the first thing you encounter when you get here. On the other hand they are just to be expected.
Anyway while on the walk I came across a German guy and we ended up walking together. We went for tea at a small stand and a local guy started talking to us. Eventually the local guy kept following us and wanted us to go to his hotel...And wouldn't go away.
I know, I know. It is the third tout today. And I wasn't even going to bring them up anymore. Ok that is it....
Morocco is very beautiful and inexpensive. My single room in my hotel costs about 7 Euros per night. My pizza and orange juice dinner cost 3.50 euros. Though my suntan lotion cost me 15 euros! My suntan lotion cost me the same as two nights accomodation!!!! (everything is in Morocco Dirhams, but Euros are what I am used to).
I have had a bit too much sun, and I don't know if my fancy suntan lotion is working (or maybe I put it on too late) so I might hit the sack early tonight.
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I realized a couple things this morning...
The reason I went to bed "early" last night (at 10) was because I am not used to the timechange yet. There is a two hour timezone difference between Morrocco and Spain. It is a bit funny because I travelled directly south and gained two hours. So I was actually going to bed around 12.
The other thing I realised is that the expression 'Please' is probably not derived off of "plead" but is probably a shortened version of the french "if it pleases you
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