>> this is the petit socco? >> this is the petit socco. yes. it existed in venetian times, roman times, in the portuguese times, the english were here for 22 years. then the international city until 1956, now here. very historic square. very historic. >> as a writer, i've noticed everybody who comes here to do the article does the same article. >> so damn boring. they're all the beat generation and there are lots of other stories in morocco but that, but everyone likes the beats, bill burroughs, tennessee williams, they were all here, but that's a small part of moroccan history. that's a 15-year page. there was a life before that and a life after that. you're here. >> yeah. it was inevitable. let's pretend those guys never came. what is this place? >> the reality is, you can read a paul bowles story and you can live it. people do come here and try to