Memories in Morocco

One of the alleys in town.  Took this myself.

I remember one of my favorite trips.  It was when I was staying in Spain for a couple weeks.  We decided to go to Morocco for a couple days and check out the sites.  I know that doesn't sound like a good idea, but this was back in 1998 and we did do our homework and were careful.

I took the ferry from Algeciras, Spain across the Straight of Gibraltar to Tangier.  From there we took a two hour taxi drive (and that was an experience) inland to a nice little town called Chefchaouen tucked in the mountains.  It literally means between two mountains.  It was a beautiful little town.

We stayed in a little hotel in town and had a guide named "Toto," yes that is what he called himself.  He spoke English and was quite the entertainer.  It was great.  He took us to the non-tourist places.  We had great authentic food.  It was my first experience with coucous.  Love the stuff now.  They also had some type of melon that was out of this world.

The town was a quiet one with generous and kind people.  The walls were painted white and blue.  The first five feet up was blue.  That was to keep the mosquitoes and other like bugs away.  The rest of the way was white.  This was to keep the buildings cool.  It worked too.

We saw beautiful gardens, went to a carpet weaver's store and ate in a local family's home for supper one day.  The last day we were there we stopped at a little "cafe" and I had some wonderful hot mint tea.  It was piping hot too.  That's the way they drink it.  It was in the middle of the summer, but they said the hot drink makes you cooler.  Supposedly you sweat after drinking it and that makes you feel cooler.

It was one of the most fun 3 days.  It was very relaxing and nice to be in a place so nice and tranquil.  This is a memory I will never forget.  It was an experience I'll cherish forever.  What a rich culture to experience.

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