This is the street, rather the alley where our riad was. Imagine walking these paths everyday. Looking at these pictures, I suddenly realised I miss it. I miss the noise, the smell (mostly bad) the color and all the activity. This is the main alleyway and all through there are little side streets that lead elsewhere and the riads are all over the place. There is not really any signage and trying to find your riad, if you happen to book into one, could be maddening. You'll never find it. The best way is to get someone with a wheelbarrow (for your luggage) they'll take you there for some 10 dirhams or more. They almost always want more but just throw them something (at least 10 dirhams) and walk away, don't engage them in anymore conversation. It is just taking a taxi in Cairo, you must know how much the locals pay, ask a local, then either agree on the price before you get in the taxi or just give them the amount and walk away. They might yell but just walk away. It is strange but learn the lesson and have fun. In some places in the world, like Egypt and Morroco, the taxi meters don't work. They do work in China.
The ironworks part of the souk.
A look inside a riad, with its central courtyard and rooms all around it. 
A souk is just a market place. It is divided into different sections, each selling something different, you have the part for meat, for produce, for wood craft, for knick knacks, for rugs, you get the picture. One can just wander round and round and not get bored or maybe do get bored because they tend to sell the same kind of rugs, the same kind of knick knacks. I amd not much of a shopper and I get bored easily with shopping. Its a fun thing if its your first time in a souk, its a kind of novelty. 
