
Elderhostel
Morocco: Melting Pot of Cultures
October 20 - November 6, 2007

at the Rabat, Morocco airport

our host institution

greeted with sweet mint tea


our hotel in Rabat

Farah Cherif tells us about Morocco

we tour Rabat

Farah tells us about Moroccan costumes

we served as models

Abdelhay Moudden tells us of the Moroccan Monarchy

Dr. Lahcen Haddad about Moroccan Identities

Salima El Mandjra introduces us to Moroccan Architecture and life in the Medina

we visit the souk

Doha Lmachichi demonstrates Moroccan Cooking

a musical evening in Rabat
More of Traditional Moroccan Music
On our Tour

a stop in Assilah

in Tangier

a visit to the American Legation

viewed the Strait of Gibraltar
More Photos of the Strait of Gibraltar

traditional lunch

Dar Sana'a, the traditional arts school

Chefchaouen

carpet shopping

Abdelhay Moudden tells us of his olive press in Ouazane

Roman Mosaic in Volubilis

gate to the Medina of Fez

drive to the desert at Erfoud

Sadik Rddad tells us about Dates and Palm trees

the sand dunes

the camel rides

our Nomad camp

chat with the women of the village
Photos of our visit to the Hassi Labiad Association

we are told of desert irrigation systems
More Photos of Desert Irrigation

traditional Berber architecture

Todra Gorge

Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech
More Photos of Koutoubia Mosque

we were given a tour of Bahia Palace

at the dinner in Marrakech

the sacrifice of the lamb in our Farewell dinner at CCCL in Rabat

musical sendoff before returning home

home to give our children their new Moroccan clothes