We got brave and ventured down a local street outside of Medina

We got brave and ventured down a street which looked full of shops.  This was definitely where the locals shopped.The spice shops emitted strong smells that quickly seared your senses.  There was everything from electronics, home appliances, clothes and food. Very little was in English and Arabic was unreadable by any of us.  This culture has a HEAVY French influence and many people speak French.  There were times when it felt like we were in a James Bond movie with shady characters eying us and you never knew what would happen around the next vehicle we had to walk around.  I will for the record say not once did we feel unsafe or were approached by anyone that might do us harm.  Our cab driver who waited for us was very nice and did his best to accommodate us even with a heavy language barrier.