Traveling to Fez

For a moment, I thought I was in Missouri! Road side rocks for sale.

Have you used a tajine for cooking? 

Pretty fancy for a road side bathroom!

Olives, and more olives! Every day, every meal. 

This is one of more than 140 reservoirs in Morocco used for water supply, irrigation and flood control.

 

Eclipse

 

Did you watch? 

This is not my photo - thank you Britannia for a wonderful image. 

I was remembering a time when I was very you, that my dad cut holes in a shoe box and explained to me about a safe way to view the eclipse. Unfortunately, I was just too young to understand what he was trying to teach. Now - 60 years later, I am feeling very close to my dad and his educational moments. Is he looking down at me from heaven and smiling? I think, yes. 

Roman Ruins at Volubilis

 While traveling from Rabat to Fez, we stopped at Volubilis Roman Ruins. We were treated to some very well preserved original mosaics. Yes - more tile! So much quilting inspiration!

Rabat: Oudaya National Museum of Ornaments

I knew that I would experience much on this trip, but wasn't prepared for the Museum of Ornaments! What a wonderful collection, and I believe that this stop was just for me! So many ideas raced around in my head - I can hardly wait to begin a quilt inspired by Morocco.

Rabat: Tile and such

 One of the reasons I wanted to go to Morocco, was for the tile and architecture. After falling in love with Malta and Portugal, I knew I had to continue my eye candy journey into this amazing country. I was not disappointed. My journey began in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, a beautiful, modern, and clean city. Go there!

Rabat - Arches

 Drawn to an arch:

Home, and full of memories to share!

 Morocco is absolutely amazing! The sights, the sounds, the smells, everything was just perfect for a week of refilling my well.

I'll start with the flag. Green star on a red background. The red represents the blood of ancestors. The 5 pointed star is faith, prayer, giving, fasting and pilgrimage or the 5 pillars of Islam. Honestly - things I had never learned. So, yes, I learned much about the culture of this country too.