The High Atlas Mountains

March 17

Breakfast at our hotel, looking out at the High Atlas mountains.

Here are a few photos to give you only a very small taste of our fabulous hotel.

The ceiling of our room

The rubber ducky with fez on, perched on the side of our tiled bathtub/shower.

View of the pool and […]

Farewell Dar Ahlam, Hello High Atlas Mountains

March 16

Sadly, this is our last day at Dar Ahlam. After breakfast, we’re driven to an almond grove, where our guide, Fouad, takes us on a 45-minute walk that lasts for an hour and 45 minutes, winding through the shade of the trees and into what once was the old city, in which Berbers […]

A Walk by Kasbah

March 14- 15

To continue where I left off, after lunch yesterday, Carol opted to go on a walk, and I decided just to enjoy this lovely place, relax and blog, inside and out. Passed on the thought of swimming as a bit too energetic.

Went upstairs to the room for a welcome shower and […]

Into the Desert

March 13-14

After a lovely breakfast alone by the side of the pool

we are driven approximately five hours (turns out to be over six) to the desert. A burgeoning movie industry appears to be booming and we passed by two new movie studios.

After several hours, we stopped for a picnic lunch (with a […]

Winding up in Marrakech and Heading for the Desert

March 12

We started our day walking through the streets for about 40 minutes, observing and photographing. We both love doing this. Carol is getting into photography, too. Below are photos we took of people throughout the day.

We are then driven to the famous necropolis of the Saadian kings, the Saadian Tombs.  It’s worth […]