Just Look! No Buy!

I went out driving today for the first time. This was an adventure in itself because 1.) I have no idea where anything is and 2.) the drivers here are lunatics. But I made it to Sidi Bou Said without any incident. I went to the marina yesterday and today I got up to the actual town.

A view of where I walked yesterday:


Years ago I was at a fireside where this couple who had served a mission at the Navuoo temple were showing pictures from it. They must have shown 15 pictures just of the door knobs. At one point another door knob flashed up on the screen and the lady said, "Gosh, you just can't get enough of those, can't you?" I was ready to try out the Catholics if I had to see another.

I'm telling you this as a warning. There is a possibility that I will become just like this with the doors at Sidi Bou Said.

Arent't they cute? And don't you love the wee little sneaky door-inside-the-door?

The streets are lined with vendors and if they catch you breathing in the direction of their merchandise the first thing they do is ask where you're from. Then you get this, "Hey America! Come look. You don't have to buy. Just look. America, come on, just look. No buy! Just look! No buy! Just look!"

It's a big tourist place so there were a bunch of tour groups from all over the place. I heard Russian, German, Italian, French and loads of other languages I couldn't place. Most of them were gettings tours in their own language but one group had an Arab man guiding them. I didn't hear what prompted this but I suddenly heard him say, "Please! I already have 4 wives. I don't need any more."