Casual Friday

Already Day 8! It's hard to believe we are already so far into our journey.

The view from the hotel is stunning and breathtaking...
We are getting used to the classic Moroccan breakfast of croissants and breads
served with jam and cheese (La Vache qui rit). And always some tea or cafe au lait.

Our first outing was to the ancient ruins of Volubilis.

There were amazing mosaics with surprisingly vibrant colors and mostly still intact.

Here is the city of Moulay Idriss snuggled into the mountains.

We came back from the ruins and ordered lunch. They served us Tuna with salad and pasta as well as fries.
Every day the meals seem to get smaller, but only when we don't get to eat at Defaa's family homes.
After lunch some of us went down to the courtyard behind the hotel, where there were orange trees. It is so strange to see so many orange trees along roads and in the middle of cities.

While we lounged by the pool side and tried to get some sun rays, Mrs Mandra went on a tour of Moulay Idriss with Nada and her cousin, Sliman.

Later, we left Matt, Remy, and Chase at the hotel with Mr.Defaa while the rest of us went to have tea and pastries at Nada's Uncle's house before going to Haja's for dinner

As a custom in Morocco, people normally have Couscous on Fridays as a dinner. It was delicious, we also had these thingamajigs filled with almonds and veggies. For dessert we had some sort of jiggly cake, one was chocolate flavored and the other was banana. Afterward, we headed back to the hotel for bed, where the other three bragged about their pizza and chocolate mousse.

Thankfully they were all feeling much better and ready to travel to Fes the next morning.