The Palmerie

April 6th, 2006

So … we take this bus ride out to some palm trees. We have no idea
what to expect. But upon arrival we know it’s going to be amazing.
There are a dozen berbers on horses with their guns lining the red
carpet — which is lit with dozens of moroccan lamps — leading us into
a little square where they had arranged … Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesday PM: Start of University

April 6th, 2006

After arriving via train we ran into a number of people, and — as
you know — got talked out of our clothing in front of my friends and
what you would expect would be a very “prudish” moroccan woman. After
that experience, we were hungry, and we got a restaurant recommendation
in the main square. The square itself was a zoo … not just
figuratively, but nearly literally … Read the rest of this entry »

more pictures?

April 6th, 2006

The page is posting now, and I’m not sure if this link will be right, but I have to go to class. Try this link in about 15 minutes:

Also not edited … but here are some more pix …

http://homepage.mac.com/digitaldescartes/PhotoAlbum41.html

Wednesday: Hammam

April 6th, 2006

Today I got naked with 3 of my male friends. Not something that one
would normally admit in a blog on the internet … but it was simply
…. Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday: Seville to Tangier and beyond…

April 6th, 2006

Tuesday morning came early, and we knew that we had a potentially
difficult trip out. We got a little bit of a late start, checked out of
our hotel, and went to the main cathedral to see the rest of it. (We’d
only seen the private “chapel,” which is maybe 1/8th of the church,
during the services.) So we get there, and the coolest thing — by far
– is seeing the tomb of … Read the rest of this entry »