Started the day at 7:30 am with Scottish John. Went for breakfast soup “B____”, then checked out a palace. Went to visit John’s friend Abdullah. They recounted tales of yesteryear when they were both booze-hounds. Apparently John did a lot of opium and heroine in the past. Abdullah invited us both to dinner at 3 pm. Spent the rest of the afternoon in Souks, bought nothing. John is an avid bird watcher. Dinner - Awesomely authentic!!! His wife cooks chicken courtyard hibachi and sets everything up, but eats with her sister in the kitchen. Abdullah, John and I eat in the TV room (ads for Top Gun on Arabic TV). Chicken, rice, salad, bread…all awesome! Eat mostly with our hands, I drank the water --- no ill effect yet. (Stupid Brits making fun of the Call
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