Traveling Squid

Bright and early start for us, Brendan and I meet up with Tracey and Stacy for breakfast at 7:30. Even though most of the country is fasting from sunrise to sundown, there is still lots of grace given to tourists. Our breakfast wasn’t very good, but at least there were lots of options. After that we all piled into the small bus at 8:15, met the driver, and begin the over 4 hour journey to the Roman ruins and Fes.  After 2 hours we made a quick stop at a gas station for snacks and bathroom break.  Fruits and veggies on the road, Atlas Mountians in the back  The truck that burst Inside of our ride for the next week.  Water park Gas station and rest stop Next we drove through Meknes, one of the oldest cities in Morocco, for some photos of their Medina, or old town.  Then we made a hour drive to see some Roman ruins, formally known as Volubilis, and is a UNESCO site.  Turtle Cats are everywhere Spot the snail! Very impresive mosaics White city in the distance L...

We left Prague at 9:50 headed for Madrid. Of course we took the cheapest flight we could find, resulting in an uncomfortable Ryanair plane and one under the seat bag. This trip we were packing light. I traveled with Tracey, Stacy, and Brendan. We had a 3 hour layover in Madrid where we exited the Schengen zone and got some lunch. Our flight to Casablanca was much shorter with AirArabia, lasting just over an hour. We arrived at about 5:30. The coast line was much greener than expected. Morocco has experienced a drought for the last 7 years or so, but they have had some great rainfall over the last few months, resulting in vibrant greens and yellows as the land receives the water.  After exiting the airport and withdrawing money from the ATMs we went in search of a shuttle bus to the city center. We quickly found it, and they boarded us and then waited about 20 minutes before leaving. Right around 6:30 the driver came through, offering everyone a date or small sweet pastry to break t...