Monday, January 24

Got bawled out royally for leaving hospital last nite but don't care much. Slept all day and went into town again tonite. Three of us climbed over the wall and went down into the Medina tonite - it is off limits. It was an experience I shall never forget. We rode for 30 minutes in a horse-drawn cab thru narrow alleys just filled with grime and these black cloaked & hooded Arabs - it gives one the impression of the Ku Klux Klan. Finally wound up at a couple of French prostitute's room - we wanted them to put on a burlesque show for us but they wanted $4 apiece which we wouldn't pay. Our cab took our money & promised to wait but when we left - he was gone and so was the guide. We wandered around for 2 hours before we found our way out of the maize of alleys - we finally found an M.P. who took us back. Stood Nelly up to go into the Medina.