Distance: None
Country: Morocco
Song of the Day: Christmas Time - Mighty Mighty Boss Tones
Today we got up and headed out to the Catholic church down the road and attended mass. The service was all in French, so I didn't understand most of it. Still, the format was basically the same. Even the Nicean creed had a very similar rhythm to it. Plus their choir was excellent. I guess they have a large Senegalese population here. So the music had a rural African flair to it which was great.
After that we headed out to see a bit of the city. We tried to get into one of the palaces of the king. But we never did find the right entrance. The guards kept pointing to the next gateway along. After getting the run around for a while we decided to give up.
Instead we found the ruins of a fortress, called Chellah. Inside th
ere were ruins of a Roman town and a 13th century mosque and madrassa. We walked around there for quite a while taking it all in.Then we left to get some lunch at the "SandWay". The
signs and uniforms were a clear ripoff of a Subway. The food itself was nothing like the sandwiches you would get back home though. Still, they were good and filling. Also cheap when the guys working there can't subtract correctly...When we got back to the hotel, Andrew, another volunteer had arrived. So the four of us were hanging out all evening and having a good time. Went and hand crepes for dinner. (They also had internet, which was great.) Then walked through the market in town. Then back to a cafe near the hotel to sit outside and just chat. A good evening.
-Dravis
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