Happy Thanksgiving! During this season of giving thanks, I'm reminded of all the blessings in my life...a wonderful family, job, new adventures (just to name a few). While I wish I could have enjoyed the turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie, my Thanksgiving had a bit of Moroccan flare :)
Our holiday weekend was spent in Marrakech. We stayed at a beautiful riad run by a french man and his monther...like a B&B. Our time in Marrakech was mostly spent in the souqs (bargaining markets). We honed our bargaining skills (Papa you'd be proud!) and were called a Berber by many of the shop owners (The Berbers are the original people of Morocco and are known for being hard bargainers) We also toured the Bahia Palace which was a great display of Moroccan architecture.
The big excitement of our trip was the camel trek in the Sahara! We left from Marrakech in a 4x4 and drove 7 hours east to Zagora. The drive there was amazing. Morocco has such a diverse landscape. Our driver/guide was funny and even gave me an arabic name: Nora. In Zagora we got on camels and headed out into the desert. Camels are not very comfortable to ride...FYI :) We reached our tent, enjoyed some Moroccan mint tea, a traditional Moroccan tagine, and called it a night. You only live once, so we decided to sleep outside under the stars instead of in the tent. It was cold but the stars made it totally worth it!!! 5 shooting stars :) What an amazing world we live in...thank you God! We are so blessed.
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