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Wandering through the streets of Morocco, you come across shops selling all kinds of little pastries - very tempting, I picked up a bunch for the later bus ride back to Marrakech. Going clockwise from the top: the first one was chosen because it slightly resembled baklava. It was crunchy with nuts, and slightly fragrant; perhaps it's the orange rose water they use here. OK. The flute-like one - sweet and crunchy, filled with nuts. It seems that every type of cookie here is made with nuts, whether it be almonds, hazelnuts, or peanuts. The next one - a soft and powdery cookie, it dissolved in my mouth almost like shortbread. With a tiny bit of chocolate inside, it was the best of the bunch. I think the last one is called a Gazelle Horn - filled with marzipan, it was too sweet and not very memorable.
Cat Nap

December 20th 2009
Geo: 31.63, -8An OK sleep last night, though Mary's scratching of her numerous bug bites on her leg woke me up a few times. Seems to be quite the tradition with Mary - this is the third time traveling together, and the third time she's developed some odd type of rash or flea bites. Breakfast up top on the rooftop terrace - a nice treat to start the morning, even though it was windy as ... read more
Africa » Morocco

Moroccan Flag In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more
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