We stopped in the little town of Alt Benhaddou. It’s just west of Ouarzazate on the way to Marrakesh. We got to see and participate in many of their daily activities. Rod got to make a brick out of mud and straw and we learned how couscous is made and how to properly eat the traditional meal of lamb with vegetables cooked in a tangine. Patty and a few others got the Hennas (temporary tattoos). The people in this town are innovative, hard working, and seemed very happy.
One hour was enough!! But everyone should ride a camel…..at least once!!
The only roughing it was putting up with wind, sand, and no heat in the tent. It got down to 42 degrees Fahrenheit at night. They even gave us hot water filled bladders to put in our beds.
really roughing it. We had our own tent and inside was a bathroom with a shower.
cool mornings
camp cook was great!
The only roughing it was putting up with wind, sand, and no heat in the tent. It got down to 42 degrees Fahrenheit at night. They even gave us hot water filled bladders to put in our beds.really roughing it. We had our own tent and inside was a bathroom with a shower.cool morningscamp cook was great!
We enjoyed walking thru the worlds largest Medina(old walled city). It has lots of shops for locals and a few for tourists. No motorized vehicles are allowed in the Medina. It has over 11,000 streets. Some narrow enough we had to turn sideways, and some we had to duck. The leather tannery and old weaving shop were fascinating. Look closely at the market pictures…. yes, that is a camel’s head hanging outside of the meat market. It’s apparently a delicacy for the locals!
We were given mint to cover up the smell of the pigeon feces used to tan the leather! 
Old world crafts …..ceramics and pottery. They burn olive pits as fuel for the kiln. Paint is from natural materials. Blue from cobalt, yellow from saffron, green from mint, blue from indigo, red poppies …Ceramics and pottery
Here are some of the white buildings of Morocco….. and other interesting buildings. And Tangerines come from Tangiers, Morocco 
This is Patty with our trip leader, Noree.
Cafe Hafa is famous!! The Beatles and Rolling Stones frequented this place back in the day.
Tangerines are from Tangier 
Really good fish lunch. Calamari was especially good!
The locals eat cows feet and sheep heads, They were cooking them over a hot fire!
City was built in the 1300’s…: many rumors about the blue buildings… brought good luck , warded off evil spirits or they just look good!
The school children go to school at 9am, have lunch from 1 to 3pm(they go home for lunch). Then they come Back after lunch and stay until 6pm!
Below are kids walking home for lunch and getting a ride home for lunch.
Below is a road sign in three languages… Arabic, Berber(which uses the old Greek alphabet) and French. Wouldn’t that be fun to teach!
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