Here you can see spider crabs, normal fish, a moray eel, shrimp on the right, flounder like fish, sea urchins, and squid.
The End!
After Peru, I flew to Casablanca, Morocco to attend Saad and Miriam's wedding. Once the plane landed in Casablanca, I met Saad's other friends Antonio, Adolfo, and Betty and we headed to Rabat on a bus. The next day we headed to Casablanca for the wedding, then the two days later to Marakesh to visit inland Morocco. Saad and his family treated us like royalty, making it a very nice trip. Here are some pictures and notes.
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La Tour Hassan Hotel. The
first place we stayed upon arriving in Rabat, Morocco. It was quite a nice hotel.
The guy with me is Hakim, our guide. |
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The palace where the current king,
Mohammad VI, lives. Here is an
encyclopaedia description of Morocco so you can get some background. |
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Avenue Mohammad V.
Mohammad V was the present king's grandfather. |
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Hassan Tower. The plaza contains
354 pillers, one for each day of the Muslim year. At the other end of the plaza are the king's mosque and the Mohammad V Mausoleum. |
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Mohammad V Mausoleum where Mohammad V and Hassan II
are buried, the present king's grandfather and father. |
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Door with broken arch. Just a picture I liked. |
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Guards at the Hassan Tower plaza. I was able to slip through when they weren't watching. |
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People swimming. Boy did that look fun in the 113 degree heat. |
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Souq, or market. Very nice woodwork, Berber carpets, and lamps and other cool household items. I would like to decorate a room in my house in Moroccan style someday. |
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Saad and Miriam in the
center. Gifts in the foreground. This reception was nothing short of amazing. Everybody danced to the band and celebrated from 9pm to 6am. As I didn't feel well, I retired early -- at 3am. |
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Me, Saad, Miriam, Shiloh |
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An army of waiters attacking us
with delicious food. They hustle. |
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John, hoping we are all finished
with the dessert so he can eat the rest. |
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Camel rides! They were fun! |
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Wednesday, all of Saad's other friends
headed home while I stayed on for 5 more days to travel around
Morocco to see other sites. I wanted to do a camel trek in the
desert for a night or two and climb Toubkal, the highest mountain
in the High Atlas (13,671') but due to the heat (113 deg F every day) and my malady, I
instead decided to head to the beach where it would be cooler and I could recover.
This is Essaouira, a nice beach town surrounded by fortress walls.
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Fish Display. Here the
fishermen display some of their catch for passers by to choose for
dinner. Once you choose a fish or two and agree on a price, they
will fry it up and serve it to you. I did this and it was great. Here you can see spider crabs, normal fish, a moray eel, shrimp on the right, flounder like fish, sea urchins, and squid. |
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Fishing boats being repaired at dry dock. |
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You can see the medina through the
arch. The medina is the old part of the city. The medina's are
often surrounded by walls. The souqs, or markets, are usually held in
the medina. |
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A fishing boat under repair. |
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Loading fish into the truck. The piece of newspaper keeps the fishy water from running down their backs. |
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Extreme Swimming |
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Colorful fishing boats. |
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Fishermen folding their nets. These guys were funny. Whenever I raised the camera to take a picture they ALL started yelling at me and waving me away. Then when I put the camera away they all laughed. Then a young guy walking by that worked there said just go ahead and take the picture. So I raised the camera again and they started yelling and one worker told me to get lost. Some of them were really angry. It would have been a great picture, so I didn't give up. Later while walking by I held the camera by my waist and pushed the button and nobody noticed. Ha!
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Boats in the harbor. |
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More fish. |
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My fish chef. |
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The Essaouira beach. |
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Fish souq in Essaouira. The End! |