The Road Through Morocco
Morocco
August 22
Today was a day to enjoy Chefchaouen. I am fortunate to be traveling with the British girls and Canadian guy because they speak French and this was a French colony. It’s easier to get around and get stuff you want. The Chilean is with us also so it’s five of us sharing a room on the second floor of the hotel. The only other person on our floor is a nice elderly local man who comes out in his slippers to pray every once in a while. He only speaks Arabic so we just say “hi” to each other.
Souqs (markets) are a good place to buy just about anything A lot of today was spent figuring what we were going to do. I have the shortest attention span of the group and wanted to move on. Because it was my birthday, they let me win but it took forever for us to leave. Eventually, we got on a bus to Marrakesh and arrived there at about seven at night.
We immediately went to the Djemaa el-Fna, a square that has heaps of activities. There are belly dancers, musicians and snake charmers. This is a great way to start the trip in Marrakesh. There is also a lot of different food to try.
August 28
I woke up early and decided it was time for me to break from the group and move on by myself. I had only planned to spend a few days in Morocco so I wanted to get back on schedule. I toured Marrakesh which included the Saadian Tombs, Koutoubia Mosque, El Bahia Palace, Royal Palace, El Badi Palace, and the souqs (markets).
I enjoyed El Bahia because of the architecture and the flowery garden. This is in contrast to the dirt and confusion outside. The souqs are also good because you can buy clothes, neat-looking Arabic stuff and rare animals.
