Blue City, Roman Ruins, a Holy City and on to Fesj

March 8.

After breakfast at our riad, we spend a morning exploring Chefchouan, the blue city. For starters, we see how the city got its name

sneak photos of picture-shy inhabitants

and spend time looking for carpet runners with Ahmed in his store near an olive tree. Ahmed spent time at Fordham, living […]

Rabat and on to the Blue City

March 7

Today, after breakfast on the roof of the hotel, we drive to the capital of Morocco, Rabat where we visit the Archeological Museum (Museum of History and Civilizations) and the Contemporary Art Museum, both of which are very worthwhile and manageable in size. The Archeological Museum has a wonderful collection of works form […]

Morocco: History

March 5

Just returned home yesterday afternoon from DC, where we celebrated our grandson, Jasper’s ninth birthday.

We take off for Morocco in four hours, so here’s a bit of plagiarized background on the country we’re visiting.

Before swamping you with bits of Moroccan history, though, I want to offer this interesting factoid that you […]

Half a Century of Morocco

March 4, 2019

Warning: this post may be of a lot more interest to me and our family than it is to you. I’m hoping, though, that friends will be interested in the history of Carol and my wanderlust, because even longtime, close friends may not know how it all came about.

Some folks who […]