Marrakesh...

We arrived into Marrakesh without much ado. After a painless customs and baggage (1 bag now instead of two…) retrieval, we got in a cab and headed for our hotel. This of course involved the usual bargaining. The city was super packed with foot, bike, scooter and car passangers. Apparently it was some kind of holy day, explained our cabbie.

Our hotel room was a bit dank, bit overall more pleasant than expected. It had a flush toilet, shower, tv and wifi (I heart Skype)!

We headed out on foot to find dinner, and found the Medina (market) lively with food vendors and patrons. It was late in the night, but still showed no signs of closing down. Gregg found himself some kabobs, and I settled for some super oily aubergine and couscous.

I was up into the wee hours updating travel plans, and looking through my pictures and updating my journal – hoping this wouldn’t result in a late awakening the following day. We elongated our stay in Morocco by 4 days, in order to see Fez, and the desert.