Thursday, 17 September 2009
The medina of Essaouira
Our visit to the medina of Essaouira was very exciting.. In the early afternoon when the atmoshpere is relatively quiet we wondered through the streets and got a feel of life in the medina. Much smaller than Marrakesch and wider streets it is easy to browse the stalls with all sorts of handicrafts on offer. Thuya wood which is native to this area, pottery, of course carpets, wonderful ethnic jewellery and a few french creperies are scattered around. As yet we have not heard one word of English spoken in the streets. Most of the tourists here are French. I am sure practicing hard on my French language. Lucky I did go to French classes, we would have been totally lost!! 
Pool side @ Les Pierres Sauvages
Lucas learns the basics from Big brother Thomas of the Dead Man's float....
Monday, 14 September 2009
After a very long and ardu
ous journey with a wonderful and relaxingthinks transit in Abu Dhabi we arrive in Casablanca, a five hour drive finally gets us to our destination of Essaouira. Situated on the Atlantic Coast of Morocco this is a wonderful place to start our trip. France-Marie and Jean-Paul were here to greet us with a wonderdful Moroccan lunch (Chicken with olives and potato tagine) followed by a dessert of Creme Caramel and the traditional finish to any Moroccan meal, Mint tea.
The drive here was pretty ordinary, barren land, lots of small poor villages and many donkeys to be seen. The contrast of two worlds colliding is amazing. Here I am on WIFI blogging and just over the fence of Pierres Sauvages (The place we are staying at) there is a village of about 10 houses and the local shepherdess was herding her goats and sheep past us yesterday morning.
France-Marie and Jean-Paul have looked after us very well. Yesterday we went into the town of Essaouira and were shown the best place to buy fish, meat, vegetables and the local supermarket. We had the cook Ashuba cook the fish we bought in the morning for our lunch by the pool.
This is such a contrast to our life at home. Thomas said he would love to live here. Doesn't care about a Playstation or a TV. I did remind him that there would be no school life like at Wesley. And that is the only thing he said that would bother him. I was quite surprised but goes to show that children are so adaptable. Lucas and Allanah have taken everything into their stride, enjoying the outdoorsy life, playnig on the swings, hanging out in the pool and amusing themselves. That's all for now, we will keep you all posted .....Bye from the Higgs'......
ous journey with a wonderful and relaxingthinks transit in Abu Dhabi we arrive in Casablanca, a five hour drive finally gets us to our destination of Essaouira. Situated on the Atlantic Coast of Morocco this is a wonderful place to start our trip. France-Marie and Jean-Paul were here to greet us with a wonderdful Moroccan lunch (Chicken with olives and potato tagine) followed by a dessert of Creme Caramel and the traditional finish to any Moroccan meal, Mint tea.The drive here was pretty ordinary, barren land, lots of small poor villages and many donkeys to be seen. The contrast of two worlds colliding is amazing. Here I am on WIFI blogging and just over the fence of Pierres Sauvages (The place we are staying at) there is a village of about 10 houses and the local shepherdess was herding her goats and sheep past us yesterday morning.
France-Marie and Jean-Paul have looked after us very well. Yesterday we went into the town of Essaouira and were shown the best place to buy fish, meat, vegetables and the local supermarket. We had the cook Ashuba cook the fish we bought in the morning for our lunch by the pool.
This is such a contrast to our life at home. Thomas said he would love to live here. Doesn't care about a Playstation or a TV. I did remind him that there would be no school life like at Wesley. And that is the only thing he said that would bother him. I was quite surprised but goes to show that children are so adaptable. Lucas and Allanah have taken everything into their stride, enjoying the outdoorsy life, playnig on the swings, hanging out in the pool and amusing themselves. That's all for now, we will keep you all posted .....Bye from the Higgs'......
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