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Hey, I’m getting pretty good at this!
Nothing really new to report. Evan and I have been trying to go on daily walks. It’s been a little tough because I’ve had some issues with my little feeties lately, haha. But I just as craving the outdoors. We took a walk during golden hour (you can never go wrong with golden hour). And as we passed a CVS I saw this pretty lady on the back of a stop sign.
I really can’t explain how amazing of a holiday (haha, I’m British now) Morocco was. Evan and I spent about 2 weeks traveling from Marrakech to the Sahara, then back to Marrakech to Casablanca to Rabat and finally to Fes. Each city had something new and exciting to offer… well maybe except for Casablanca. While we did enjoy our time there, I probably wouldn’t recommend more than a day there.
In Marrakech we drank mint tea on rooftops while we watched the sun set over Jemaa el-Fna (images 1 & 2), we treated ourselves to Moroccan Hammams, stayed in beautiful riads, we toured the palaces of Marrakech, and walked through the jaw dropping Jardin Majourelle.
Jemaa el-Fna and the medina were always bumping. At first it was a little overwhelming, but once you got in the swing of things, I started to feel less submerged in the crowds of people walking every which way and more like a part of a moment in time. Evan and I drank sodas our first night and looked down on the square, it kind of reminded me of Where’s Waldo books from when I was a kid.
On our second day in Marrakech we dove into the medina. Once I got past the anxiety of fearing we would never make our way back to the riad, I rather enjoyed getting lost in the maze of shops.
We explored both palaces, El Badii and Bahia Palace. We first walked through the ruins of Palace El Badii. El Badii was commissioned by the sultan Ahmad al-Mansure (Saadian Dynasty), after 15 years of construction, the palace was completed in 1593. The palace grounds were vast, as you can imagine, three pools, four gardens. It’s hard to image what it looked like when it was at it’s height of beauty, all built up. It’s a little heady to think about a place being around for so long.
Evan and I got lost walking to Bahia Palace, even though they’re right next to each other .. so I’m not entirely sure how we got lost for a half hour, but we did. Bahia Palace was shockingly beautiful. It was built in the 19th century. The Islamic and Moroccan styles of architecture were mesmerizing.
