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Morocco Trip 2
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MOROCCAN DISCOVERY
From the Imperial Cities to the Sahara
Smithsonian Journeys
October 2009
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Trip Participants
Tony Lafetra and JoAnna Jarvis Glendora, CA
Gary and Joan Bertsch Athens, GA
Jane Willson Albany, GA
Dick and Cathy Hotvedt Bethesda, MD
Jean Sheu Bethesda, MD
Gene Follis Flushing, MD
Nancy Baldwin New York, NY
Bob Bellafronto and Terry Karten New York, NY
Bob and Thelma Kirby Merrick, NY
Don Meiners Cincinnati, OH
Arthur and Jane Foster‐Willson Philadelphia, PA
Bob and Marte Sullivan Oakton, VA
Study Leader
Ken Perkins Columbia, SC
Guide
Ghali Berrada
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RABAT
DAY 1
Arrive in Casablanca and drive to Rabat
Rabat Hotel and Gardens
Dinner together at the Hotel joined by Gary’s Moroccan colleague from the Ministry of Trade
DAY 2
Extra day of site‐seeing
Rabat Royal Palace and Administrative Center
Archeological Museum
Jardin Exotique
Street Market (souk)
Dinner at Dinariat Gastronomie Marocaine
DAY 3
Hassan Tour and remains of the mosque and Mausoleum of Hassan II
Kasbah des Oudaias with Andalusian Gardens
Roman Ruins of Chellah
Lunch at Musee Belghazi private museum
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MEKNES / VOLUBILIS
DAY 4
Bab el Mansour Gate
Ramparts, Reservoir, and Granary
Meknes Mosque
Meknes Souk
Lunch in Meknes Courtyard
Volubilis Roman Ruins
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FEZ
DAY 5
Fez Medina
Al Karouine Theological University and Koranic School
Tannery Works
Fabric Souks
DAY 6
Field trip to the “cave house” of Mohamed the Intelligent
Gardens at the Hotel
Pottery and tile factory
View of Fez from the Hotel balcony
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FEZ
DAY 6
Tea and Musical presentation in a Fez Ryad
FEZ / MIDELT / ERFOUD
DAY 7
“Swiss” ski village in the Middle Atlas Mountains
Barbary Apes
Oasis outside Erfoud
ERFOUD
DAY 8
Garden Courtyard in the desert
Merzouga Sahara camel ride
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TINEHIR
DAY 9 and
Ait Ben‐Ha
Oasis of Ti
Ouarzazat
Todra Gorg
High Atlas
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addou village
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Mountains
A GORGE
(movie locat
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ion)
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MARRAKECH
Day 11
Marrakech Medina
Bahia Palace
Koutoubia Mosque and Minaret
Fabric Souks in the Medina
Metal Worker Souks in the Medina
Djemaa El Fna Square
Day 12
Marjorelle Garden and Museum
Pillow studies at the Sofitel Hotel
CASABLANCA
Day 13
Grand Mosque of Hassan II
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Photographs by Arthur S. Willson 2009