Megan, daughter of an Air Force officer, had lived all over Europe growing up, and I had previously lived in Scotland and traveled much of Western Europe, so when our fall break rolled around, we wanted to do something different. Our relationship might not have survived such cramped quarters! As was customary back then, we had a pretty aggressive itinerary that covered Marrakesh , the Sahara, Fes, Chefchaouen, Tangier and several towns in between.
Whirlwind trip or not, we had a blast. Our days were spent perusing the souks, wondering how we could possibly ship back containers of Moroccan furniture to the States, where neither of us had an address or permanent home. We also got suckered into visiting and eventually buying from a number of carpet shops.
We drank a lot of mint tea. And we took silly photos like this one when we were inebriated by the mint tea. We visited mosques. Lots of them. All the more reason to go back—and soon. We took a horse-and-carriage ride around the city, which was pretty humorous, as when I think horse-and-carriage, visions of a chilly ride through Central Park come to mind—or maybe scenes from a Jane Austen novel—but never Morocco. Marrakech is a magical city and one deserving of more time and attention than we could give it.
I just hope I get the opportunity to go back and right all our wrongs. Cramped quarters our relationship can take. That hostel is bigger than our apartment in Aarhus! A dingy African animal-inspired bedspread? Probably not.. What a great girlfriends getaway! I so wish we could have hopped over to Morocco during our visit there then I could have checked another continent off my list! They look like so much fun! She just looks like a DOLL! You just made my day.
I adore your daughter and granddaughter-to-be! Also, I just had lunch at Panera in Vacaville and felt like I was cheating on you. Also also, if you happen to be in Sac tomorrow let me know. I like the looks of that market place. Think I could handle some mint tea. Ha, more reasons to go to Morroco. Long time ago, I had a Nikon Coolpix. It was only good for outdoor bright sun pictures.
