September 17, 2016
It's almost 11:00 p.m. and Joann and I are just back from having a glass of wine and a nice conversation with some women that we have met here--one from Texas, one from Atlanta, and one from Washington D.C.
Joann and I had both signed up for a hot air balloon ride for this morning, but it was postponed until tomorrow morning because the royal family arrived in Marraksh today, and they want the skies to be clear--or something. We found out this afternoon that the hot air balloon ride has now been canceled because the royal family is still here. Tomorrow afternoon, I have signed up for a tour of the souk--the market place--and Joann has signed up for "Marrakesh That Was," the one that I did Friday. I still have 450 dirham left--about $45, so I will try to spend it in the souk tomorrow. Dealing with foreign currency is always a pain--do I spend it all before I go to the airport, or save some for last minute things and perhaps get stuck with some of it?
This afternoon, Joann and I tried to find a couple of people to play bridge with, but could only come up with one, so no game. Joann wanted to go to the casino, which is about 2 blocks from our hotel. Her goal was to find a duplicate bridge game and get a point (or a partial point) in Marrakesh but the only card game they had there was black jack. She put 100 dh (about $10) in the slot machine, and won about 19 cents. (I have no understanding for folks who like to go to casinos.)
I think Joann is asleep already, so I suppose I should close and get ready for bed.
It's almost 11:00 p.m. and Joann and I are just back from having a glass of wine and a nice conversation with some women that we have met here--one from Texas, one from Atlanta, and one from Washington D.C.
Joann and I had both signed up for a hot air balloon ride for this morning, but it was postponed until tomorrow morning because the royal family arrived in Marraksh today, and they want the skies to be clear--or something. We found out this afternoon that the hot air balloon ride has now been canceled because the royal family is still here. Tomorrow afternoon, I have signed up for a tour of the souk--the market place--and Joann has signed up for "Marrakesh That Was," the one that I did Friday. I still have 450 dirham left--about $45, so I will try to spend it in the souk tomorrow. Dealing with foreign currency is always a pain--do I spend it all before I go to the airport, or save some for last minute things and perhaps get stuck with some of it?
This afternoon, Joann and I tried to find a couple of people to play bridge with, but could only come up with one, so no game. Joann wanted to go to the casino, which is about 2 blocks from our hotel. Her goal was to find a duplicate bridge game and get a point (or a partial point) in Marrakesh but the only card game they had there was black jack. She put 100 dh (about $10) in the slot machine, and won about 19 cents. (I have no understanding for folks who like to go to casinos.)
I think Joann is asleep already, so I suppose I should close and get ready for bed.
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