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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Morocco Part Two
Did I mention Mr. Gray enjoys adventures?
Honeymooning in Africa is not enough. We needed a day trip deep into the country where you can almost go hours without seeing a single satellite dish.
Where the common occupation appears to be "shepherd".
And what were we in pursuit of? Something totally worth it....
Ait Ben Haddou
A desert fortress, this city was part of the caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. Its also a popular site to film movies like Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, and The Kingdom of Heaven.
Of course we had to hike up to the top.
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| Very mischievous look... |
Honeymooning in Africa is not enough. We needed a day trip deep into the country where you can almost go hours without seeing a single satellite dish.
So remote we could only access it by driving four hours one direction in a LandRover on windy roads that were sometimes partially washed out.
Did I mention that this was through the Atlas mountains and skirted the edge of the Sahara?
Windy roads + four hours + LandRover = car sick wife
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| First stop. I've felt better... |
And what were we in pursuit of? Something totally worth it....
A desert fortress, this city was part of the caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. Its also a popular site to film movies like Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, and The Kingdom of Heaven.
Of course we had to hike up to the top.
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| View from the top |
Well, I didn't make it all the way, but Mr. Gray did. It was really interesting navigating through the settlement. There isn't a direct way and you have to be careful that you don't wander into someones yard or house. We read instances of people being lured incorrectly into a privately owned passageway and then asked for compensation for trespassing. There are street vendors who set up in the narrow, windy alleys and try to get your attention. We made a few wrong turns before ending up at the top.
As you can see, the view was great. We even caught site of a small group of tourists on camels that made us feel even more like we had stepped into a different century.
Coming soon... the ruins and our journey home from Africa.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Print Coverage of UBL's Death
I'm taking a quick break from our Honeymoon tale to highlight the media coverage of an event many Americans have been waiting for almost ten years to see. As a resident of the District, I had many friends back home who wondered if I was a part of the crowd outside the White House awaiting the "Geronimo E-KIA" announcement. If this had a taken place at a more reasonable hour (President spoke after 11PM EST) it could have been a possiblity as my office is about ten blocks from the White House. Instead, I visited the Newseum across the street from my building. Everyday the Newseum posts the front page of a paper from each state as well as a few international publications. Yesterday's selection had a particular theme to reflect the happenings of the night before...
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