Today I left for a trip to Marrakech and the Sahara Desert. We were docked in Casablanca and the drive to Marrakech from there is about 4 hours with no stops. I was lucky enough to be on the trip with Catherine and let me say in advance that she saved my sanity throughout the four days in Morocco. So anyways, we departed and instead of taking a couple of big buses for the 200 person group which was about to invade the Sahara desert, they gave us 14 small buses and only a handful of guides to float between them. I must say the drive there was pretty uneventful; we mostly just slept and watched the flat planes of Morocco. We arrived in Marrakech at around 3 pm and immediately ate lunch. It was in the Moroccan style, basically meaning you share the food. After that we had time to look around the main market place. A huge square let way to tiny veins that were alleys full of shops. In the middle of the square were snake charmers, dancing monkeys and people drawing henna on different tourists’ body parts. We then entered through one of the alleys to look at the shops. It was incredible to see the different colors of spices, leather bags and totes all around, and full shops lined floor to ceiling with scarves. It was fun and I was sad to leave. We then went to our hotel to check in and have a little free time. After free time we went to dinner and a show. The dinner was great—sitting under huge tents with on cushioned couches. Then we went outside where there was a huge ring and we then watched a horse show. The whole evening was like visiting a Moroccan Disneyland, but not as good! It was fun but you could tell that it was put on strictly for tourists and there was very little of the show based in Moroccan culture. We returned to our hotel tired but ready for our drive to the Sahara desert tomorrow.
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