We have now seen large cities, small villages, the desert, and the mountains. I've compiled this short list of things that we've seen everywhere in Morocco:
- bottled water (especially Sidi Ali)
- donkeys - when they are loaded down with greenery, Molly and her friends call them Chia Pets (perfect!)
- cumin
- mosaic tile: floors, walls, ceilings
- friendly people who greet us with 'Welcome to Morocco!' Probably the only English most of them know
- people sitting . . . in cafes (but mostly men), under trees, on the side of the road
- people walking . . . in the street, on the sidewalks, in the middle of the fields, on roads miles from a town
- Coca Cola
- Islamic arch architecture
- mint tea
- trash, particularly plastic bags, hung up on plants out in the fields and in the desert
- cell phone reception - my stepmom can't get a Sprint signal in my house in Bloomington but everyone has cell phone coverage everywhere here - even out in the Sahara Desert. There are no dead zones.
- cats - very skinny cats - it is considered good luck to have them around
- sugar - the sugar cubes aren't cubes but are small blocks of sugar
- stork nests on top of minarets
- the Muslim call to prayer ( 5 times per day)
- cooing mourning doves, chirping sparrows, and crowing roosters
- oranges and fresh squeezed orange juice - even in our desert encampment in the Sahara we had fresh squeezed orange juice (sorry about the pulp, Molly!)
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