beautiful photos I am just starting my blog and was checking out blogs on the web under British columbia and I found yours . the photos are numerous , i thought I had a lot of photos . ps loved the grizzlys
Great photos! It looks like you had a fantastic time. Vancouver's one of my all-time places to visit. What a city! It looks like you had the typical cloudy weather :)
nice pictures! Hey I really enjoyed your nice pictures from Lille.
I totally agree that Lille is such a pretty city!
If you're interested, you can check my article about Lille here
http://www.escargotholiday.com/france/destinations/Lille.html
Haha Haha, well spotted. Yes we bought a much better camera with two amazing lenses, there's nothing like it in this world, we absolutely love taking photos of everything now! We would love to write a bit more, but we simply have no time... Maybe in the summer, when both uni and work are less demanding, but right now we just haven't got any spare time! Best wishes
Looks good! I was just looking through your photos - they look very good. I can tell that you bought a different, better camera some time ago, the quality is different in your recent photos. A very nice blog! Are you guys going to write at any point? Or will you just keep this blog for storing pictures? All the best, Katie from Ontario x
:) we're glad you like those, we have plenty more, but no energy to look through them all to publish them here! have a good time! we're sure you will enjoy your time!
Dzieki za komentarz Niom, to prawda! Ja bylam wlasciwie z tata, bo Piotrek byl w UK. Moj tata bardzo sie interesuje historia IIWS i duzo mi opowiadal po drodze, wiec naprawde bylo interesujaco, ale oczywiscie smutno za jednym razem... Pozdrowki kochani!
:( No my bylismy dwa miesiace temu i wlasnie szukalismy tutaj jakichkolwiek zdjec, poniewaz nie wzielismy ze soba aparatu! Naprawde poruszajce przezycie, ale rowniez jak Wy zaznaczyliscie w notatce, my tez polecamy wszystkim, aby kiedys odwiedzili Auschwitz- Birkenau. Trzeba na wlasne oczy zobaczyc jak to wszystko wygladalo. Pozdrawiamy:-)
marrakech sorry we are replying so late but we didn't have much time to be checking on our blog recently...
Yes you will need to speak quite good French. Moroccans know some English phrases, however they do not speak English. Most of them are fluent in French. It is an advantage to speak French, you will find your way around much better.
Bargain... oh yes! This was the most exciting part of our visit! :) This mostly applies to the market as in the supermarkets and local shops sellers tend to display prices (although we experienced a few exceptions). Bargain is like a game to Moroccans who sell their stuff in the market. They do it all the time. They start off with a ridiculous price (like some 500 dirhams for a set of cups which are worth some 50 in a supermarket) and you are expected to lower it down gradually. They will eventually agree on a very cheap deal. Remember to smile when you talk to them, they are always very friendly. Never pay the amount the say! As I said it's always surreal.
It is hard to say whether it's safe or not. To be honest it's like everywhere else. You simply have to make sure that you don't wear expensive jewellery with an easy access to it :D or a stuffed wallet in your back pocket of your trousers. We avoided walking late at night as we just didn't think it was a good idea. But generally it feels safe, there are loads of tourists everywhere from all over the world what makes you feel comfortable. But remember not to walk through empty areas with a lot of poor people (we got lost once in Medina and it felt a bit scary among the poor). You will find that people will poke or touch you, but they do not mean to hurt you, it is just that you are a tourist. We gave some kids some bananas and small money (1 dirham etc.). It's good to have some coins with you as some Moroccans can follow you until you give them something.
that's all I can think of now... do ask if you need more info, we are happy to help
best wishes
is it safe? You have beautiful pictures and it looks so pretty there. I read that I'll need French if I go to Morocco, it is true? I also read that bargain there is a must (here http://blog.lessno.com/archives/75 but it must be kidding me)... is it safe?
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover". Mark Twain
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beautiful photos
I am just starting my blog and was checking out blogs on the web under British columbia and I found yours . the photos are numerous , i thought I had a lot of photos . ps loved the grizzlys