It is officially a week into our Moroccan adventure, and it has been a blast. We have not been able to update a frequently as we would like, but it's happening.
We thought it would be cool to get a sunrise picture over the mountains and the city, but all the fuss was for nothing because we woke up to a cloudy, cold day in the mountains.
After waking up to see the cloudy day, we went to sleep for about another hour or so, when Sanaa and Mandra woke us up for breakfast for the drive to Meknes.
Meknes is a city full of history and sights.
This used to be a huge stable for many horses. They built it so that one guard could watch what was happening in three different directions.
One of the kings built a pool near the medina to teach his soldiers how to swim because they would need it to establish a navy.
The markets were extremely hectic but full of little shops of spices, treats, and olives. We spent a good deal of time at the olive and date stands where Mr. Defaa and Mrs. Mandra bought SO many. We were also exposed to a little butcher shop of horrors in the stand nearby which we found gory and bloody especially in a market place, but that seems to be the norm in Morocco.
Marita made a friend. Cats and dogs are everywhere in the streets. Marita has a song to sing on car rides that goes like "I love sheep! Everything about then is so coooool." She still can't get over the donkeys (les anes).
Sanaa decided to give Nor a cute gift, she bought her an adorable little turtle. There were boxes of these guys in the marketplace.
We had a light dinner in Moulay Idriss of lentil soup and some salads. Marita and Jeff became food olympians, eating orange peels and leaves.
Sanaa taught Marita how to make rzezza. It was difficult but fun! Unfortunately that night, Remy, Chase, and Matt came down with cold symptoms.
We spent the night in the hotel which was beautiful and comfortable- our first and probably last time sleeping in real beds.
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