After a day of traveling, I made it to Morocco. Morocco is located in northern Africa, and 98% of the population practices Islam. The primary language here is Arabic (I know none), and the secondary language is French (hence this entry's title). We flew from Madrid to the Marrakesh airport. The architecture of this airport was unreal. It was essentially one giant box composed of white, polygon-shaped supports. We flew on UK-based easyJet, which, for a budget airline, really impressed me in terms of service and quality. I am, however, waiting for the airline expert, Robert Pitingolo's opinion on easyJet. I would have no problem flying them again in Europe!
While the unexpected free wireless internet at our hotel is a major plus, the quality is very poor, so it is difficult for me to navigate the internet. No matters! The blog is always mas importante (the most important). Unfortunately, there will be an annotated entry today because it is very late, I have homework to do for the first day of classes tomorrow, and breakfast is at 7:00am.
Marrakesh is really cool so far. It it is much more modern and beautiful than I expected. I am anxious to explore this city and its unique culture. There are influences from all over the world here like Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. I will save more information for my next post! Instead, I will leave you with the song "Marrakesh Express" by Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Enjoy!
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You are a piece of work my boy. Please remember me when you are rich and famous!!!
El Prado, La Reina Sofia, El Palacio Real - but no Santiago Bernabeu? (you will have to Google this one - hey, what's a little more homework?...)
I really enjoyed reading your blog - and boy, am I jealous! Sounds like a tremendously entertaining trip - and an experience you will not soon forget! As I was telling one of our common acquaintances over lunch today, you have to be careful: Europe can be very addictive (just ask my wife!)
Safe travels - and don't forget the Camp Nou in Barcelona (yeah, you might have to Google this one too...)
Iulian
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