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Ifrane and Azrou
Ifrane and Azrou might be two of my favorite cities that I've visited in Morocco, although they hardly represent "real" Morocco. In a nutshell:
- Ifrane: Feels like a combination of a nice municipal park and the Matterhorn section at Disneyland. The French built the town in the 1930’s and modeled it after European villages.
- Azrou: Feels ...
Ifrane
... to share with you is about the Barbary Apes. The Barbary Apes are not in many other places than Morocco and are an endangered species. Our guide took us to a place where there is a relatively tame group of these apes. They got so close to us that they would take bread out of your hand. The biggest ape in the group was called Hammou and was the chief of the group. Our guide has known him at least ten years and was sure that Hammou "knew him," too.
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Back in Casa
... Kelly. I miss working out (and so do my flabby muscles!) and my routine and even (gulp!)...work. There is something comforting for me about knowing what to expect and knowing what I will be doing in a typical day. Maybe this makes me boring and unpredictable, but I can live with that. I miss not knowing about what is going on in the world and feeling a bit ...
Morocco
... to learn bereber or( arabic, i'm not sure what language)). since it appears that i have already written an essay, i'll make it quick. we walked around, we ate moroccan food, we bought olives and figs from a 12 year boy who convineed us to buy some by handing us olives in his nasty, dirty hands. but we got 2 types of olives and some figs all for 1 euro(a steal, i think), and we did a little shopping(like 5euro worth), but i can't say what i got because it ...
Setting Up base for the next 2 weeks
... sometimes, and being in Morocco they thought that every single meal needed a coating of turmeric and cumin (even spaghetti carbonara). But the restaurants in the area are great.
Places to go to and see in Imlil
Firstly is the town centre. It's not anything particularly special and it has a lot of westernised things to it, due to the American University Al Akhawayn, just on the outskirts of the town. The town centre doesn't have much fun, ...