Day 13 – Rome to Marrakech
We have been on a dead run for the last three days so we are
sorry we have not been able to do the blog.
Getting to Marrakech was the worst travel day we have ever
experienced.
The first thing that happened is when we got off the ship,
we could not find our big suitcase. The staff
helped us and finally Barb realized that in our area there was another suitcase
in the same color and style. Our had
yellow duct tape all over it and this one didn’t. We called the person whose name was on the
luggage tab and he was just arriving at his hotel in Rome. He turned around and we met his at the
airport.
Then we had to wait 5 hours in the waiting room of the terminal
before we could check in which was 3 hours before boarding. We were able to go to the American Express
Lounge and have a nice complimentary meal and relax before the flight.
We flew into Casablanca and it took us about an hour and a
very long walk to switch terminals to get to our gate. The only problem was that Ed did not have his
boarding pass and they would not let us in the new terminal. A security policeman took Ed out of the
terminal, in the rain to the next building to get a new boarding pass and he
then went back to a waiting Barb!!
Then when we finally got to the gate to fly our last flight
to Marrakech, Barb could not find her boarding pass. All was ok as they looked it up and let here
on the plane; however, we had to leave the waiting area, walk to a bus, and
then climb up a large staircase to get on the plane and it was pouring rain!!
We arrived in Marrakech at a little past midnight and a
driver was waiting for us to take us to our hotel – The Dar Ankia and it is a beautiful
Reaid. That means that it is in a
rectangle form with rooms around a large open area / central courtyard,
complete with t pool.
Our room was great, small but very nice. And we finally got to bed about 2:00am.
Day 14 – Marrakech
We slept in until 9:00am and then went up to the roof top at
the hotel and was served an amazing breakfast.
One of the best ever. Following
breakfast, we were met at the hotel later in the morning by our guide with a Tuk-Tuk
which is a scooter with room for 4 passengers
So, for the next 3 hours we explored the old city of Marrakech
and it was an amazing time.
Dinner tonight was in the hotels roof-top dining room and we had an excellent dinner.
Day 15 – Marrakech
Totay was a day to just wander the old city and all of the
amazing streets. We first started off by
going to one of the original palaces and touring it. The Bahia Palace was built in the 19th
century and was the greatest palace of it time.
The King had 4 wives and 24 concubines!
There is a 2-acre garden in the center of the palace.
Then we started walking the narrow streets. The first street that we walked down took us
an hour just to walk the length with little shops selling everything on either
side. When you see the videos, you will
realize how tiny the streets are.
Later on, we went to a restaurant close to the hotel and
have a chicken gyro type sandwich and it was very good.
Tomorrow we are up at 6:00am, breakfast at 7:00am and then
we leave by car to the airport at 7:30am.
Words cannot describe the experience we have had over the last several
days. It was an experience unlike any we
have ever had and we wish everyone could experience this part of the world –
its sights, sounds and culture!!
As we will be travelling all day tomorrow, there might be a
blog entry.
So, good night from Marrakech, Morrocco
Instead of trying to sort througgh the humdred or so pictures that we have taken, we made a couple of videos so that you could enjoy the sights and soungs of Marrakech.
