Well I'm back from my six weeks in Morocco and ready to share the experience through my photos. I hope to post them in a chronological order and to include in the captions a good description of the place and what I was doing there> Hope everyone enjoys.

here is the first:
http://www.caedes.net/Zephir.cgi?lib=Caedes::Infopage&image=reddawg151-1121098757.jpg

I'm looking forward to following your series. :) The URL got some bad caracter that doesn't work for me at least... This link will do the trick atm. ;)

Bring them on Bob, I’m curious to see what Morocco is like.

thx for checking them out so far! i just uploaded the last two Kasbah pictures, which was maybe my favorite place in all of Rabat, straight out of history. Plus the tea there was so good.

Here's a link to #3:
http://www.caedes.net/Zephir.cgi?lib=Caedes::Infopage&image=reddawg151-1121199019.jpg

Today's photos are from Miknes, one of the Imperial cities (meaning the kings of Morocco made it the capital at one point or another). I really liked this city. The photos are from the Palace of Moulay Ismail which was built around the turn of the 18th century. It was huge! And well designed.

here's the first image:
link

second Moulay Ismail image: link

Tomorrow I'll start uploading images from Fez, one of the most important cities in the world in terms of culture and history! and I got some shots there that I'm really proud of

The next couple of days are in FEZ! The first image has a short description of what Fez is. So please follow me over to The Fez Tanneries

the Fez saga continues with Fez: The Countrside...

Another day in Fez! Looking in one direction from the hills outside of Fez, I saw the countryside which I showed you yesterday. And in the other direction? The ruins of The Ramparts

(The "Fez: The Countrside..." link above didn't work for me. I found my way there anyway of course. ^_^)

thx Klaus! fixed it

i may or may not get to upload anymore this weekend-- our next destination is Skhirat, a beach on the Atlantic between Rabat and Casablanca!

Come check out the beaches of Skhirat! I was able to spend time at a beach house there, verrry nice.

Moroccan Tide Pool right here

and some weird Beach Formations here!

This week is all about THE SOUTH!

Let's head into the Atlas mountains and check out the Dades region!

First we have the Dades Gorge

a wider shot of the Dades Valley to be followed tomorrow morning with the last stop in the Dades region, a palm plantation!

Let me relate a really (lame?) joke that a local told us in the plantation:
"We have fig trees, date palms, banana palms, and (in French what sounded like lemon palms)..."
Everyone was puzzled and said... "lemon palms?"
"Yes," he said, "Don't you see the (again in French, palmier à citron)? Can you find it?"
No one could find it and we were confused since we all know lemons don't come from palms.
"It's right there, the one with six trunks. Get it???"
Sorry the joke doesn't translate, but "palmier à citron" in French which means lemon palm tree and sounds like [pal me ay a see tRon] was actually "palmier à six troncs" which sounds the same and means 6-trunk palm tree...
Ha ha right? He went on to tell us a joke about a camel that couldn't ride a bike. Why? Because it doesn't have thumbs. I still don't get that one!

Last stop at Dades! Lets look up at Dades Peak as viewed from a palm plantation.

It's time! Let's Enter the Sahara

once inside the Sahara, let's check out my Impression of the Sahara

We wrap up the south with Saharan Skies before returning tomorrow toward the north, to see the ruins of Volubilis, ancient Roman capital of North Africa!

Today we head to the ancient Roman site of Walili, or, in Latin, Volubilis!
Volubilis Columns

Just to let you all know why I've taken a pause from showing you all this series: I'm currently in New Mexico visiting family, and taking the opportunity to start a whole new series. I'll be back this coming Saturday to finish up Morocco with the photos from the North!

Wrapping up the journey with the trip to the north!
Check out the Caves of Hercules

The trip CONCLUDES! Thank you to everyone for your attention along the way.
Last shot is a Moroccan Lighthouse

I've decided to go back and upload a few photos from along the way that I didn't pick the first time around. Look out for those if you're interested!