5 Course Meals…
Sunday, November 5th, 2006John and I are bursting at the seams right now… we just ate a 5 course meal… Moroccan Salad, roasted vegetables, tangine (lamb), fruits of the season, and then dessert…. oh and bread on top of that. If I could undo my button without my pants falling down, I would totally do that… instead, I’m going to buy one of those robes that everyone is wearing around here so I can eat as much as I want and there will be no more belly problems!
Anyway, so where did I leave off…. oh yeah, we were waiting in Tanger. I have to add a little thing about the wait in Tanger though. While we were sitting at the bus station, I was observing all the kids running around on the streets. At first, I figured it was just kids being kids… but I soon realized that it was more than that. Kids were begging for money but if one kid strayed into the wrong territory, he would be violently attacked by kids of that territory. Not only that, all the kids had socks in their hands… where I learned that they were socks dipped in either gasoline, paint thinner, glue, or something with fumes to make them high. It was really sad to see.
We left Tanger late at night and arrived in Casablanca early in the morning, where we changed busses to go to Marrakech. The road to Marrakech was pretty interesting… sometimes we would pass beautiful mountains, sometimes desolate desert. Every so often there would be a guy on the side of the street selling chickens hanging from a stick. Then out in the middle of nowhere, there was a gas station and cafe where we stopped. Here is where I saw somebody unloading a pig carcus from the back of a small car to the deli… can’t say I wasn’t totally grossed out… John didn’t seem bothered as he bought some of the meat to get a snack.
Here is the guy moving the meat from his car
Anyway, now we are in Marrakech. We are staying in a 3 room apartment with 2 bathrooms, a full kitchen and a beautiful terrace (thanks mom). It will be nice to just relax for a week… we plan to see the Atlas mountains tomorrow, the Souks (markets), and just the local stuff. Tonight, I think we are going for a Hammam (turkish bath thing) and a massage… mmm… the rest of the time, we will probably just sit pool side. There is actually no internet near our apartment so it may be a while before the next post. I’ll be sure to keep things in my journal though… I’m sure I’ll have time to write while sitting poolside. Catch y’all lata!
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