A short trip to the Marche Capitale offered some interesting sights and smells. We were particularly amused by Ty's discomfort when we informed a local watch seller (is there one of these in every market?) that Ty desperately needed a new watch. We had to admire the guy,s persistence as he harangued Ty mercilessly throughout the markets for nearly forty-five minutes. Ty was finally forced to fork out 100 ouguiyas as a bribe to cease and desist.
We did spend considerable time negotiating on some swathes of fine cloth in one of the stores. As with all things in Africa, this process must be conducted slowly and with great theatrics. Seats are taken, calculators are flourished, brows furrowed, and there are many protestations of poverty from both sides. From an initial asking price of nearly 100,000 ouguiyas, we eventually shook hands at 12,000 ouguiyas, each confident that we had wrested the best possible deal from one another.
