Saturday Escape

Saturday off day for me this weekend and everything that happened was out of the plan. I was supposed to visit Rabat American School for my ward's swimming competition but an 11th hour decision was made and so I got the day for free. Nice one right?

Off I did some "Let's see Morocco today?" SMS on my 1/4th alive-3/4th dead phone and only one replied positive to my question.

I finally saw the inside of Bob Mansour El Alj Gate of Meknes Morocco and was surprised that it differed greatly from what I had in mind. This grand city gate which was built in 16th century is a landmark which I thought was a museum before today. Inside is a gallery of paintings and some stonecrafts, that's all. Hehehe!

Imagine the landmark still stands today? One of the benefits of an almost earthquake free region. Across this city gate is a big square (or quadrangle) that is never empty with tourists and locals busy haggling for a good merchandise.

Moroccan police are everywhere and this gives the feeling of security to everyone. A couple of weeks ago I asked one of these men for a direction on how to get to Label Vie, Meknes' market place ala SM Hypermart. They were helpful enough!

Well here are some photos from today:




The following are photos I took early in the morning at the farm:





I've always wanted to capture that moon on film and today, I was lucky enough to have done just that.

This one was a no-brainer: