Hey Guys, how are you all? time is flying!! Have been meaning to make a post since I got back from Morocco, Amy has kept me updated on different school things!! I'm sure Cat would have filled you in. We were lucky today and got to finish work early because of the England game ha ha. So had a nice walk home in the hot sun, which has decided to come out again!
Morocco was pretty cool even though Greg couldn't come. Had a very full on 5days with my sister!!! It is definitely hard work being a young foreign female in a Muslim country. It was so so hot as well (maybe because we tried to cover up more)!! Anyways we stayed in Marrakech for a couple of night at a really nice Riad, the people were lovely...it was so nice at the end of every day to go back to a quiet relaxing place!! We mainly looked around the city at the main sights and markets etc. It took quite a bit of getting used to, I got sick of all the people hounding you for money and to buy things from them, also all the comments about our butts, boobs etc made me feel like I was naked sometimes(at times it was funny as I think sometimes they didn't know what they were saying)!! We met up with Moa which was awesome (was nice to meet him) it made everything easier when we were hanging out with him!! He showed us around different parts of the city and invited us to his brother wedding celebrations lol!! So we went along and it was female only so we walked into a room of about 40 Muslim women singing and clapping at the new bride...total culture shock! Only a couple spoke a little english so it was mainly sign language happening!! They feed us mint tea and a selection of Moroccan sweets/cakes etc!! The celebrations continued and we then had a meal...sitting around a table of about 10 or so women..no knives and forks or plates and four cooked chickens came out and everyone started ripping bits off..it was pretty funny (they gave me and Ali a small plate and knife and fork haha) Anyways it was really nice to meet them all and awesome to have a good positive experience of the Muslim culture/religion as we always hear so many bad things on TV. It sort of reminded me of being on a marae with all the old women.
Anyway my sister booked tickets to fly out of Fes thinking it was only 4 hours away by train...well it was 7 but turned into 8....the longest train trip ever and so so hot that It made me feel sick the whole way.
We ended up in Fes, stayed in this huge Riad...(the boys down the road told us it was owned by Moroccan mafia haha..it sort of had that feel to it) We didn't really like it there, they people were quite rude etc. We looked around Fes and got very lost so many times as they have so many streets all closed in...which I really didn't like. We meet a nice Moroccan boy who showed us back to our Riad and then took us to his family's restaurant (not really sure it was), so we had a really nice/expensive meal...he then walked us home after (he told me he would give me 2000 camels to marry him haha)
So by the time we got home i was ready for another holiday!!
Hi di
ReplyDeletewhat a great experience. here we are sitting in cold damp workspaces seeing photographs of you in the Sun. Not fair I say. I am pleased you have been involved in a number of unique experiences. My observation about travel tends to support your experience. while you may have a few poor experiences in a country you will always remember the unique aspects and the things that offer themselves to you. ( I thought 2000 camels would have been a bargain) . where is your next adventure..... When are you off to Italy????? to get a bit of culture
Graaham
WOW wee!!! Looks like you are on such an amazing journey. So envious! Its bloody cold here in Wangas...but of course not as cold as Palmy. LOL.
ReplyDeleteNot much to report here. Same old same old. Liam did win the regional Chamber music, however. It was superb!
House coming along nicely, tho running out of money. Top floor is newly painted and carpet coming in the holidays. Really hoop to move in in the hols. Fingers crossed the workers can finish it. Dont really want to move in with dodgy painters etc. Starting to plan the Wedding. Looks like late Feb or early March so I really hope you can come!!!! Need your e-mail address by the way.
Hope all is well with you guys and I have to agree with Graham. Camels...take nothing less than 1000 :-)
Miss you x
He guys, nice to hear from you!! Yes well I can say I am very glad that I think summer is finally here!! Haha well I don't know what i would do with 2000 camels and I told him that Greg wouldn't be to happy about that=)
ReplyDeleteYeah there are good and bad things about my travel and being away...I am still missing NZ but trying to make the most of my time away!Congrats to Liam awesome to hear he is doing so well and with the extra task of head boy!You will have to post some pic's of the house Kaye...thats really exciting for you guys!Have you sold your house?? Exciting wedding plans..deff want to be there for that and you will have to email me your invite concepts hehe!! email is diana.pottinger@gmail.com
I think our next trip is Cardiff on the 17th of July for the weekend. Summer Holidays are in about 4weeks so we are off to Italy!!! Yay...Rome for 2-3days, Florence/Pisa and Todi (as we are meeting Gregs client John from NZ in Rome. We will then head to Padua (Padova) for a night to see some people Greg know maybe..then Venice for 2days where we start a tour from Venice back to London (Austria, Germany, Amsterdam, Belgium, so its only a few days in each place so it will be full on)...Then I might do some random day trips back in London. Then its South Africa..Durban for the wedding and im going to try and go to Cape town with mum and dad=)
Hope you guys are well! you must be on the countdown for holidays!!! Hope the last week of school goes well, thinking of you, miss you guys heaps xoxox