Morocco Oct 2019
Celebrating 50th anniversary at 40,000 ft on Air Canada Montreal to Casablanca - Mimosas and desert from First Class
A 'souk' (stall) in the old medina in Casablanca
A 'souk' (stall) selling beans in the old medina in Casablanca
A 'souk' (stall) selling olives in the old medina in Casablanca
A 'souk' (stall) selling pastries in the old medina in Casablanca
A section in the old medina in Casablanca selling grilled fish
Second Day in Casablanca, foggy start of Insight Tour of King Hassan II Mosque.
Tour of King Hassan II Mosque. Fog because Casablanca is right next to the Atlantic Ocean, and you can hear the waves breaking next to the mosque.
Rabit, Morocco
Fes, Morocco two nights at hotel
Fes, Morocco: belly dancer entertainment at special Moroccan dinner.
Fes, Morocco: chicken, one of many dishes at special Moroccan dinner.
Fes, Morocco: entertainment at special Moroccan dinner.
Fes, Morocco: tour guide gave men fez hats ) fez is hat and Fes is city) and women veils at special Moroccan dinner
Fes, Morocco: honey and sesame onion rings at special Moroccan dinner
Fes, Morocco: special Moroccan dinner
Fes, Morocco: background music at special Moroccan dinner
Ifran, Morocco: Winnie and Roman from the Philippines. Stop fro coffee and "watering the flowers" in the middle Atlas Mountains
Stop to see some nomads that the tour guide knew about. The lambs are here and the flock is out with the brother
Nomads called Berbers who speak a dialect of Arabic. Grandmother minding clay oven to bake bread
Inside of Berber family camel hair tent - whole family from grandmother, her son, her daughter and husband, and their children all live in the tent. We saw vans with unbelievable amount of rugs, etc, piled on top while traveling on the roads.
Youngest children of the family.
Berber family woven camel hair tent.
Near Tillicht, Morocco: mountain pass going through the middle Atlas mountains.
Near Tillicht, Morocco: mountain pass going through the middle Atlas mountains.
Millie and Tapati Near Tillicht, Morocco: mountain pass going through the middle Atlas mountains.
Ouled Chaker, Morocco: Oasis for growing dates.
Ouled Chaker, Morocco: Oasis for growing dates.
Erfoud, Morocco: Hot mint tea served when arriving at hotel.
Erfoud, Morocco: Four wheel drive 30 minutes from hotel to Sahara Desert dunes.
Erfoud, Morocco: Camels ready for tourists, Sahara Desert dunes.
Erfoud, Morocco: Sahara Desert dunes. Tour guide gave head dress for everyone.
Erfoud, Morocco: Four wheel drive 30 minutes from hotel to Sahara Desert dunes.
Erfoud, Morocco: Sahara Desert dunes.
Erfoud, Morocco: Sahara Desert dunes.
Erfoud, Morocco: Sahara Desert dunes.
Sunset on the Sahara, Erfoud, Morocco
Erfoud, Morocco: Kasbah Hotel Jnan Palace - mint tea reception.
Erfoud, Morocco: Kasbah Hotel Jnan Palace
Erfoud, Morocco: Kasbah Hotel Jnan Palace
Erfoud, Morocco: Kasbah Hotel Jnan Palace
Morabit Marbre Fossils, Erfoud, Morocco
Morabit Marbre Fossils, Erfoud, Morocco
Morabit Marbre Fossils, Erfoud, Morocco
Fezna, Morocco: Ancient underground water aqueducts dug by hand to supply water to dry land without pumps.
Fezna, Morocco: Ancient underground water aqueducts dug by hand to supply water to dry land without pumps.
Tinghir, Morocco: Date Palms with ripe dates.
Tinghir, Morocco: Stop for lunch.
Tinghir, Morocco: Women washing clothes in the stream.
Gorge Todra road stop to see the oasis (green area) and town of Tinghir, Morocco.
Gorge Todra road, Tinghir, Morocco
Dates on a donkey, Gorge Todra road, Tinghir, Morocco
Pomegranates, Kasbah Ait Kassi, Khemis Dades, Morocco
Moroccan Tea Ceremony, Kasbah Ait Kassi, Khemis Dades, Morocco
Moroccan Tea Ceremony, Kasbah Ait Kassi, Khemis Dades, Morocco
Le Berbere Palace, Quarzazate, Morocco: Two bedroom two bath and living room suite.
Le Berbere Palace, Quarzazate, Morocco: Two bedroom two bath and living room suite.
Le Berbere Palace, Quarzazate, Morocco: Two bedroom two bath and living room suite.
Le Berbere Palace, Quarzazate, Morocco: Great wine with outstanding dinner.
Le Berbere Palace, Quarzazate, Morocco: Lise and Val
Ait Benhaddou, Morocco: Stop to see Kasbah Tebi (walled city) and water the flowers
Ait Benhaddou, Morocco: Stop to see Kasbah Tebi (walled city)
Stop to water flowers and have a hot chocolate: quince Trees on road through High Atlas Mountains
Mountain Pass through High Atlas Mountains; pass at 7,700 ft, mountains at 14,000 ft.
Mountain Pass through High Atlas Mountains; pass at 7,700 ft, mountains at 14,000 ft.
Mountain Pass through High Atlas Mountains; puny guard rails that would never stop a car let alone a bus...
Toufliht, Morocco stop for lunch after going through High Atlas Mountain Pass.
Toufliht, Morocco stop for lunch after going through High Atlas Mountain Pass. Millie's meatball tagine.
Toufliht, Morocco stop for lunch after going through High Atlas Mountain Pass. - Stork Beer - not bad
Movenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi, Marrakech, Morocco - Happy Anniversary with rose petals in French.
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, Movenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi Marrakech - anniversary cake in our room...
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, Snake Charmer
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, fruit juice vendors
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, dried fruits
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, Palais Arabe Restaurant
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, Palais Arabe Restaurant
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, Palais Arabe Restaurant
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, Palais Arabe Restaurant
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina, ride back to hotel from restaurant
Marrakesh, Morocco - Koutoubia Minaret
Marrakesh, Morocco - Koutoubia Minaret, Ken and Tapati
Marrakesh, Morocco - Bahia Palace
Marrakesh, Morocco - Bahia Palace; explaining about favorite wives and concubines.
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina - dates of all kinds.
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina
Marrakesh, Morocco - Medina - spice and herb merchant 100,000 spices
Marrakesh, Morocco - Cooking School - John keeping the charcoal hot.
Marrakesh, Morocco - Cooking School - how to make Moroccan mint tea.
Marrakesh, Morocco - Cooking School - basic spices and which to use with what you are cooking.
Marrakesh, Morocco - Cooking School - the chefs...
Marrakesh, Morocco - Cooking School - one of three tanjings.
Marrakesh, Morocco - Cooking School - cutting, dicing, adding spices and layering the tanjing.
Cooking School - Ken's rose made from tomato peel.
Cooking school properly layered vegetable tanjing on the charcoal.
Millie turning the chicken tanjing.
Millie making couscous
Bread fresh from the oven for our appetizer.
Appetizer of honey, almond butter, and goat cheese.
Light and fragrant hot bread.
Our finished products; what we did not eat was shared with the commune.
The hosts made desert of lemon, yogurt, crumbles parfet and caramelized bananas with spices.
Proof that we are Moroccian cooks?
Berber family going to town.
Our guide said this town has some very old (70's) cars; I liked the dichotomy of the mule drawn cart and the boy on the bike with Apple earbuds.
Argan oil, a luxury beauty product, comes from Argania spinosa thorn trees that grow only on Morocco
goats climb the trees and eat the olive like fruits then the digested nuts are cracked and ground into oil.
Woman grinding the almond like nut into a butter then squeezed into Argan oil.
Essaouira, Morocco
Hotel Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa, Atlantic ocean in background - could hear crashing waves.
Hotel Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa, Atlantic ocean in background - golf course in foreground.
Essaouira, Morocco market
Essaouira, Morocco market
Essaouira, Morocco market
Essaouira, Morocco
Essaouira, Morocco
Essaouira, Morocco
Essaouira, Morocco market
Essaouira, Morocco market
Essaouira, Morocco market - harem pants. She did not understand any english but we negotiated....
Essaouira, Morocco market
Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi, Marrakech, Morocco
Hotel Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa, Essaouira, Morocco. Wine and horderves with the pool outside as a backdrop.
We think either pomegranates or citrus.
La Corniche, just outside Casablanca, Morocco. Stop for lunch, Roman and Winnie from the Philippines.
La Corniche, just outside Casablanca, Morocco. Stop for lunch
Rick's Cafe from the movie Casablanca
Rick's Cafe from the movie Casablanca
Rick's Cafe from the movie Casablanca
Our tour group; could not have asked for a better bunch of people as travel companions. Orange boxes are single earphone communication with the tour guide when exploring.