Mooning around the Mediterranean

[A Tucson Guy]

Thank you for posting these great pictures. Looking forward to the Nova in August- we are ready to go!!

[HappyCamper777]

5 hours ago, drron29 said:

Now on the drive to Tetouan.

 

Mimicking the Italians?

 

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Indeed .Shooting pictures from the bus certainly gives you many leaning minarets of Morocco.

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Lots of live chickens with some recently deceased. Saw 2 women haggling over cost and they settled on 1 chicken after it was weighed. A quick twist of the neck fokkowed by a knife to the throat and all the noise ceased.

 

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Glad this was a guided tour. Would be so easy to get lost in here.

 

Then we came to a large open square.

 

It was a royal palace.

 

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They have all the famous brands here.

 

And a post fast Ramadan sweet. Lots of sugar.

 

Great electrical wiring.

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We then went to a synagogue. The guide told us there were 2 operating synagogues here for 9 Jews. There used to be 12000. However when we entered the elder told us now only 8.

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The synagogues electrical wiring.

 

And a 6 pointed star in floor tiles.

 

A silk shop.

 

 

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Lots of different organs.

 

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We were then taken to a hotel for tea and refreshments plus a show.

 

A plate of savoury empanadas plus a plate of sweet biscuits. I knew we wouldn't make it back for lunch so tried each of the empanadas. Not bad.

 

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Then taken for some shopping at a Moroccan strip mall.

 

The oldest tannery in Morocco.

 

[Captainlyle]

How are you uploading these wonderful photos.Are you doing it on board if you are the WI-FI on board is amazing.Is starlink up and running on the Silvermoon if it is what an improvement.I was on the Grand South American voyage and at best the Wi-Fi was dismal.Love the photos have a wonderful cruise.

[lincslady]

Great photos, drron.  Really captures the feel of the place - and I love the electrics!  It is a miracle anything works.  

 

Lola

[drron29]

Starlink is up and running. We only have the basic free internet and all uploading of photos done on board. Certainly better than on the Dawn last August when I had no hope of uploading all the photos.

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The last of the Medina.

 

Came out at a large square.

 

The walls of the casbah.

 

We enter through an area we were told was a slave market.

 

 

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But it was more of the same.

 

The strawberries aredelivered.

 

 

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And back into the CBD to go to an "Arts" school and then the bus.

 

The grounds of the School.

 

[jollyjones]

 

Starlink has been running on the Moon since Lisbon and seems to be reliable and four to five times the speed of the old wifi.

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This special Art school is for children who refuse to go to school or are thought not to be able. They are taught practical skills including restoring or renovating many different pieces. Here is some of their work plus an exhibition of Moroccan art.

 

In this area were 4 children 2 of whom had Down's syndrome. I gave them a hearty thank you in my best Arabic -sukran. The little girl with Downs gave me a huge smile. So we move on to other rooms.

 

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And now to the Exhibition room.

 

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And now back to the bus for the drive to Tangier.

 

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The city has a backdrop of Mountains.

 

Friday prayers.

 

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Edited April 1, 2023 by drron29

[drron29]

A lot of domestic animals. Horses,donkeys,goats,sheep and cattle.