marrakech

we spent this past weekend in marrakech. we stayed in an old hunting lodge about an hour outside of the city. we were able to see a different side of morocco as we drove for an hour up the atlas mountains. i will admit that i was a little (okay, more than a little) freaked out on the way up the mountain. you have to imagine the four of us in a tiny electric blue european car trailing up a steep mountain, competing with oncoming traffic and the occasional donkey for space on the narrow road. as i was about to vomit from the twisting of the road and looking over the edge only to imagine us driving right off, scott kept reminding me that it was actually safer being in such a small car. all i could say was, "stop talking!", "look at the road!" slow down!" i am sure you get the picture. we finally arrived at the lodge and it was great spending time together as a family and hanging out with other teachers at the school. we did some shopping and scott got a rock that he is very proud of. now, it is not just any rock. he swears it will be worth a lot in the states. that is still up for debate. we will post a pic of this rock later. on our way home to casa we stopped into marrakech to do some shopping at the market. i got a basket for my produce shopping and scott got a djembe so we were both happy. ella was happy because she got to see snakes.

snake charmer


the market



the four of us


scott and b