Tuesday April 17

Volubilis & Moulay Idris

            Today we toured around the ancient ruins known as Volubilis.  It was really beautiful, so I am going to post pictures instead of talking about it.  Mom was a great tourguide.  

 Afterwards we went to Moulay Idris, which is a small town (seen in one of the pictures).  It is very religious, and non-Muslims can not really see any of the stghts, but it was a cute town.  Going to Moulay Idris is considered to be one fifth of the hajj pilgrimage. 

            After our fieldtrip we went back towards the medina and got a great lunch on a terrace overlooking the medina.  Totally made up for the meal the day before.  We were pretty tired after our excursion, so we rested in the riad afterwards until dinner.  I forget the name of the dinner restaurant, but it looked like a sports bar that you would go to in a strip mall in Southold (like by the movie theater).  It was very familiar and comfortable.  Nobody was there except for us.  Again, we ordered too much food.  Mom got a pizza (without la vache qui rit cheese) and I got spaghetti.  We split a salad.  Another totally great day!