EVERYWHERE! Such beautiful tiles. Blues, greens. I have more pictures of tile then you could ever imagine!
The start of every day...Fresh squeezed OJ, a yummy chocolate croissant (or 3) and a list of the days "To-Do's" and " To-See's"
A quick stop at the 7-11
SPICES. In an effort not to waste anything they make cool totes out of the vibrantly colored spice and grain bags. So If you see me walking and leaving a trail of dusted cumin...you will know why.
I see fashion everywhere...Sort of
The meal I MADE in a cooking class at La Maison Arabe. Lemon chicken with olives in a tagine. Cooking classes when you travel - GENIUS. You learn so much about the culture...and get a free meal...well not REALLY free, but certainly exactly how you like it (and yes, those are lemons in the shapes of fans and a leaf)
Zucchini on the left, roasted peppers on the right with the most beautiful tomato rose in the middle...All made by me!
Cumin, saffron, salt, pepper, garlic, ginger, turmeric and lots of paprika!
After lunch...I wish I could have taken a nap...in the center of the town...with hundreds of people walking by
After a few hours (no kidding, I swear I ate every two hours) I was ready for a stroll down the "Food court" at the Djemaa el Fna in Marrakech. I passed on the goats head but said "Yes" to the rice and olives!
Oh boy! The hottest day at 111 degrees. My "Ride", Victoria Beckham, was a trooper
Out of the sand/dirt and on to La Mamoumia.
Spinach and hen egg ravioli with poulette sauce. OH MY GOSH!
Almost as good as my tagine
Happy art at the Riad el Fenn
Sad fakes in Fes. Crooked seams, strange styles, exposed glue and the smell! Exactly what every girl wants, to be walking along in their Stephen Sprouse-ish LV that smells like a dead goat
Olives by the pound (or kilo or whatever the heck they use over there). They all tasted kinda the same but they all tasted really good!
I don't even drink coffee...but a cafe au lait in Essaouira while people watching...A MUST
Everything in Essaouira, a small fishing village, is cobalt blue
MINT. MINT. MINT. Scorching heat and hot mint tea is offered at every stop. So...at every stop, hot mint tea was had
Hands down the best meal of the trip (and we ate at some really great places). Spiced rotisserie chicken..$2.00
And once again America incorporated into the customs of a foreign country. Rotisserie and thyme flavoured Lay's potato chips. Yes, I bought them. And yes, they tasted just like chicken flavoured chips!
So many amazing restaurants, such great food, wonderful shopping, lovely people, kind ambassadors, beautiful riads and hotels plus THE SPAS...oh boy I could go on forever about the Hammams (heads up, you are not supposed to go in naked...oh well you live your learn)
Part two...restaurants and shopping!
