Just arrived in Rome this afternoon after a flight from Marrakech. Morocco was interesting – exotic, full of strange odors, crowded, hot, beautiful and dirty (littering is NOT frowned upon). It was the most “different” place we have been so far. While Essaouira was a blend of old and new – the old walls and the Medina mixed with kite-boarding/windsurfing and dreadlocks, Marrakech was how I pictured Morocco in my mind. We stayed near a huge square filled with vendors selling every kind of food imaginable, monkeys, snake charmers with cobras, calls to prayer from the nearby Mosque, horse drawn carriages and people trying to get your money in many varied ways. Surrounding the square was a HUGE maze of narrow alleys, where we only got lost once… for awhile (when we found our way out Thomas commented “We made it out alive!”). We stayed in a beautiful Riad down one of the alley ways – it was an unexpected island of tranquility in the chaotic medina. This is the first place you see in the video. The second place we stayed was a little out of town and we just chilled there for a few days. It was down a bumpy “road” a little ways past a field of garbage. The surrounding area was dry, dusty and not that attractive. We passed through a gate and WOW, suddenly we were in an oasis with lush green surroundings, a huge pool and ICE for our drinks. This is the last place you see in the video. It was pretty awesome and we did a lot of nothing for the few days we were there. Now we’re trying to plan our Rome adventures – see you soon.