Hotel Residence Nejma Agadir

... in many locations are gracious, interesting and lively, and in other places, it’s no mistaking the Third World. Moroccans like to stroll in the evenings. Streets such as Mouhammed V (The king’s much admired grandfather) and Hassan II (The king’s much detested father) teem with the full spectrum of the city. 5 star hotels and bamboo hovels front on the main streets as the city’s taxis honk and ply their trade. Donkey carts are ...

... cost Craig a small fortune to chase after his bag. The city itself was quite interesting because the Medina was enclosed by a giant wall that looks relatively new. I guess it is common to leave buildings unfinished in Morocco because they do not have to pay taxes on the building if it isn’t finished so seeing the fully erect wall was a nice change. The market itself wasn’t that impressive but the people were exceptionally nice and it was ...

... of apparent weakness, they help a pedestrian cross the street.

6) Motorcycles and their Driver’s- Do They Deserve to Die?

If they aren’t dead, then they have earned the right to live. It’s horrifying to watch them weave in and out of traffic, tailgate, be tailgated, and ride on the sidewalk (where, as I mentioned, cars are parked). Not to mention I have only seen two real motorcycles. They are mostly motor assisted bicycles and ...

... stop for 45 minutes every 4 hours) though everyone wanted to simply sleep. Our bus driver drove extremely fast (almost terrifyingly fast at points) and thus we arrived at 630am at the port. Though we did not know exactly where to go, our guides eventually found us after about an hour and all 24 of us managed to make it on to the ferry. Once we arrived on the ferry the group was split into 2, with a guide for each of us. Both the guides were ex-peace corp volunteers who ...

... Regreg. It is the tower element for an adjacent mosque, begun in 1195. The tower is ascended by ramps, allowing the faithful to ride a horse to the top of the tower to issue the call to prayer.
The tower was originally designed to be 86 meters high, but neither the minaret nor the mosque were finished due to the death of the architect, and shortly after, in 1199, the death of the Almohad sultan, Yacoub al-Mansour, who commissioned the buildings.
Rabat, Morocco nietsreuef

... If I haven't mentioned this before, the playroom is basically a giant petri dish with a glass ceiling and no ventilation. The sun beams down through the glass and makes the room nice and toasty. Abdellah came by to check on us, and commented on the heat - and he was there early! It got much warmer as the morning went on. He said he's going to come back tomorrow and talk to the principle ...

... a couple of small fights that broke out over sharing crayons, etc. I have a new vocabulary word to use for that situation - hshuma - which means 'for shame'. The kids respond to it a little better than 'safi'. We had a couple of new arrivals who were mentally disabled and it was a challenge to keep an eye on them along with all the others. They required specific hand-holding and ...

1) You don't just "make an appearance" or "stop in" at a party or gathering in Morocco. You come in, get some food, get yourself a drink, sit down, eat more food, talk, get yourself another drink, talk to someone else, etc. 2) "Lunch" is definitely not a mid-day thing. Most of our "lunches" have been after 2 pm, sometimes as late as 3 pm. "Dinner" sometimes won't ...

Ville assez moderne, elle a été entièrement reconstruite apres un tremblement de terre. C'est une station balnéaire, donc fait pour les touristes. Assez commerciale. Il ya un McDo! Tk, le but de cet arrêt était de prendre l'avion pour retourner en France mais on s'est apercu que il n'ya pas d'avion qui va ...

... illuminated for nightime viewing, the wording reads "God, The Country and The King" which indicates the order of importance. Got badgered by hawkers and camel owners, but only in a small way. An old Arab man wanted me to photograph him which I did, it was only fair to give him some small reward. The place itself is a complete ruin with absolutely no sign of it ever being inhabited, however, there was part of an old surrounding wall. Apparently people are still buried here from ...