A photo also showed that woven rugs, won after two hours of bargaining in a Moroccan souk, would perfectly fit the couple's rooms. |
Manama has modern buildings and wide, tree-lined roads as well as an older section with a traditional souk, or marketplace. |
Shopping around for the right riad can be as fun or as fraught with disaster as going to the souk. |
The streets were nearly empty, and the metal shutters on the Arab stalls in the souk were shut tight. |
Its souk, or market, is huge, maze-like and intimidating, but you can pick up bargains. |
Whether it's a car boot sale, a Moroccan souk or a high street store, men are useless barterers. |