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MOROCCAN DISCOVERY
From the Imperial Cities to the Sahara
Smithsonian Journeys
October 2009
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Trip Participants
Tony Lafetra and JoAnna Jarvis Glendora, CA
Gary and Joan Bertsch Athens, GA
Jane Willson Albany, GA
Dick and Cathy Hotvedt Bethesda, MD
Jean Sheu Bethesda, MD
Gene Follis Flushing, MD
Nancy Baldwin New York, NY
Bob Bellafronto and Terry Karten New York, NY
Bob and Thelma Kirby Merrick, NY
Don Meiners Cincinnati, OH
Arthur and Jane Foster‐Willson Philadelphia, PA
Bob and Marte Sullivan Oakton, VA
Study Leader
Ken Perkins Columbia, SC
Guide
Ghali Berrada
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RABAT
DAY 1
Arrive in Casablanca and drive to Rabat
Pg. 4 ‐ Rabat Hotel and Gardens
Dinner together at the Hotel joined by Gary’s Moroccan colleague from the Ministry of Trade
DAY 2
Extra day of site‐seeing
Pg. 5 ‐ Rabat Royal Palace and Administrative Center
Pg. 6 ‐ Archeological Museum
Jardin Exotique
Street Market (souk)
Dinner at Dinariat Gastronomie Marocaine
DAY 3
Pg. 7 ‐ Hassan Tour and remains of the mosque and Mausoleum of Hassan II
Pg. 8 ‐ Kasbah des Oudaias with Andalusian Gardens
Roman Ruins of Chellah
Pg. 9 ‐ Lunch at Musee Belghazi private museum
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MEKNES / VOLUBILIS
DAY 4
Pg. 11 ‐ Bab el Mansour Gate
Ramparts, Reservoir, and Granary
Pg.12 ‐ Meknes Mosque
Pg. 13 ‐ Meknes Souk
Pg. 14 ‐ Volubilis Roman Ruins
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FEZ
DAY 5
Pg. 16 ‐ Tannery in the Souks in the Medina
Al Karouine Theological University and Koranic School
Pg. 17 ‐ Fabric shops in the Souks in the Medina
DAY 6
Pg. 18 ‐ View of Fez from the Hotel balcony
Field trip to the “cave house” of Mohamed the Intelligent
Pg. 19 ‐ Pottery and tile factory
Gardens at the Hotel
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FEZ
DAY 6
Pg. 21 ‐ Tea and Musical presentation in a Fez Ryad
FEZ / MIDELT / ERFOUD
DAY 7
Pg. 21 ‐ “Swiss” ski village in the Middle Atlas Mountains
Barbary Apes
Pg. 22 ‐ Oasis outside Erfoud
ERFOUD
DAY 8
Pg. 23 ‐ Garden Courtyard in the desert
Pg. 24 ‐ Merzouga Sahara camel ride
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TINEHIR / TODRA GORGES
DAY 9 and 10
Pg. 26 ‐ Ait Ben‐Haddou village (movie location)
Oasis of Tinehir
Ouarzazate
Todra Gorge
Pg. 27 ‐ High Atlas Mountains
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MARRAKECH
Day 11
Pg. 29 ‐ Koutoubia Mosque and Minaret
Bahia Palace
Pg. 30 ‐ Souks in the Medina – Fabric Shops
Pg. 31 ‐ Souks in the Medina – Metal Workers
Pg. 32 ‐ Djemaa El Fna Square
Day 12
Pg. 33 ‐ Marjorelle Garden and Museum
Pg. 34 ‐ Pillow studies at the Sofitel Hotel
CASABLANCA
Day 13
Pg. 35 ‐ Grand Mosque of Hassan II
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Photographs by Arthur S. Willson 2009