What a welcome site!
After being on the road
and in the desert for four days..
with only a change of clothes..
we treated ourselves a bit.
was our home for the
next four days..
and it was just perfect!
We had a private courtyard
off our room.
We had breakfast and dinner
by the pool every day.
Here is a little tour around
this charming riad.
I fell in love with the
colors and textures of
Morocco.
There is a private country
club belonging to the riad
just 15 minutes away
by shuttle.
We went out there
every day to swim,
relax and have lunch.
One afternoon,
Hannah and I took part
in the world famous
cooking class!!
The class
(which is also held out
in the country club)..
started out with a tour of the garden.
We then learned how to
make the traditional
Moroccan bread..
We talked about the
art of preparing and serving
Moroccan mint tea.
And then we started cooking!
Cookies first..
And then to our stations
to prepare a traditional
chicken tagine.
We had so much fun!
We barely left La Maison Arabe!
We were all so tired from
our traveling..
and the riad was just too beautiful
to leave.
However, one evening we
walked through Jemaa El Fna..
the medina's central square.
The square is filled with
amazing sights, sounds and smells!
Orange juice stalls,
snake charmers,
tooth pullers
herbalists,
acrobats
and fortune tellers
make this square interesting!
The smells!!
The colors!
And at night it is even
more exciting!
The impressive Koutoubia mosque.
Beautiful lanterns for sale..
and colorful slippers.
A few of these rugs just may have come
home with us...
here are two..
the one under the dining room
table is my favorite!
A terribly grainy iphone
photo..but this was "our" table by
the pool that we requested each night
for dinner.
And..as always..
dinner conversation when we travel is
"do you kids know how lucky you are??"
:)
Merci Morocco for
an unforgettable adventure!
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