Blogs from Morocco, Africa - page 217

Mostly photos today. Not much to say except that it was wonderful to have Michèle visit me, show her around Marrakech and host her at my home for a couple days. She was a guest speaker in one of my English classes and played interview with them, asking and answering questions. When I had my back tuned at one point she asked the kids what they had learned about American culture from me and one girl said that she learned that women can live alone and be happy with their career. It was an influence I hadn't thought about and I am grateful to Michele for pointing out that the differences I make are one more than one level. As I have experienced with previous guests, it's refreshing to see Morocco and Kelaa through new eyes. ... read more

Woke up a little later this morning. It wasn’t raining, but it was very chilly!!! We arrived at Sahara Expeditions and there were only 2 other people on this trip, Ken & Josie from Nottingham. The journey wasn’t as long this time, and the driver was nice enough to make a few stops for us to take photos. When we arrived at Ourika Valley, again we were asked if we wanted a guide, and we said yes. His name was Hassan and we called him the “Jumping Man” because he was forever jumping from place to place whilst we were struggling to climb sometimes! Sometimes it even looked like he was jumping to his death. Okay, that’s a bit dramatic, but from where I was sitting, it looked quite scary. Anyway, the views were amazing and ... read more

DAY 1 Stayed awake waiting for 4:30am so I could take a cab to Victoria Station to catch the Gatwick Express to Gatwick to meet Silvia and Roland and check in. I was really hoping to catch up on some sleep on the plane but I couldn’t get comfortable! At one point I started feeling dizzy and when I got to the back of the plane to use the toilet I fainted. But it wasn’t anything serious. I was soon back on my feet! When we landed in Marrakesh, I was so excited about being there, I didn’t even think of what happened on the flight. We lined up at Passport control which took ages, so we kept swapping lines to see which one would go first. We changed some money at arrivals and found the ... read more

Na een paar uurtjes in de trein kom ik tegen het eind van de middag aan in Marrakesh, ik weiger me te laten bedonderen door een de taxichauffeurs die echt allemaal, weigeren hun meter te gebruiken en belachelijke bedragen vragen, dus ga ik maar lopen richting het centrum. Het is wel een leuke stad, ziet er netjes uit, mooi onderhouden parken, nog geen bedelaars tegen gekomen. Ik wordt wat overmoedig en ga de medeina in, een dozijn vriendelijke gidsen en twee doodlopende staten later heb ik een hotel gevonden. Ik gooi mijn spullen op mijn kamer en ga maar eens de stad in, de straatjes zijn wat levendiger als in Fes, ik loop richting het grote centrale plein, Djemaa el-Fna, een enorm plein, vol met kraampjes met kruiden, dadals en vruchten, eindeloze rijen stalletjes met eten ... read more

okay so with the photos on this page; it should work by going tp the gallery and then double clicking on the photo of me at the grand canyon. all the photos have been uploaded and when i log on; not through through the ad,inistration part i can see them. hope it works. well im going to upload a photo of me after a moroccan haircut, its more like a shaved head; it was a hell of an experience. when the hairdresser pulled out the razor and started waving it around i started to get a touch nervous. I think even though at times it can be hard here in morocco im going to miss it in a strange way. The ppl on the whole are very friendly and it really does make u aprreciate how ... read more