In July, we spent part of the week at a resort in the Atlas Mountains, which are situated in the Sahara Desert. This resort is on a manmade reservoir, so it was pretty much an oasis.
We spent a lot of time at this pool drinking mojitos. Since it had been forever since I had been on a real vacation, I was so glad to just sit around doing nothing for a few days.
But it wasn't all doing just nothing. Since we used a Groupon to go on this trip, there were all sorts of bonuses---tea service, massage, and other spa-like activities. There was also a boat ride! There was then swimming in the reservoir. The European tourists kept saying how cold the water was. Wimps.
Another part of our deal was a trek through the Atlas Mountains. From what others had said, it was a nice little jaunt up the hill and back down. Well, it was a nice little jaunt up, but the descent was actually a trek. There was a variety of cacti to avoid and rocks to scale. It was not an easy adventure.
After we didn't spend enough time eating delicious tajines, couscous, and chicken wrapped in filo dough and covered in powdered sugar and cinnamon, we left for Casablanca. There are a few things to see in that city, Hassan II Mosque, a nice little market with my favorite kind of tacky souvenirs, and Rick's Café (designed after the café in the movie Casablanca).
I miss the mint tea. A lot.
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