Ten pm came quickly. Our riad staff came out with mint tea and almond cookies. We toasted the fact that we had an awesome vacation in Morocco. The riad staff went over and above for our whole stay with them…so friendly and accommodating. The luggage guy with no teeth was right on time to collect our baggage into the cart. He made sure we carried our purses in front …
I woke up feeling weak and out of it. Also had some tummy upset and a head ache. I think it’s the 43 degree weather. I hadn’t gotten to sleep till well after 1am because I was waiting up for Brian and Graham. It turned out it wasn’t them at the door because when I called out Grahams name, an Arabic male voice answered, ” yes it’s Graham”, then …
After a delicious breakfast by the pool, we left the beautiful Ksar el Kabbaba hotel and drove to ouarzazate. Many movies have been shot there including Lawrence of Arabia, Jewel of the Nile, Cleopatra, prince of Persia, game of thrones, kingdom of heaven, gladiator, four feathers, legionnaire, and more. We passed the studios and went into .the town of Ait Ben Haddou, the best preserved fortified kasbah in Morocco. …
Sunrise over the Sahara- blog version We continued on after lunch passing through high mountains with narrow switchback roads. It rained for a short time…the first rain that we’ve seen since we got here. We gradually descended into the Ziz valley with its green oasis and lush palm trees. The oasis runs for miles and miles and the buildings are only built on the edge where the greenery stops..The …