A day in Marrakesh....

Having breakfast after catching up on some much needed sleep. We didn't actually get to see as much as we might have liked in Marrakesh, because we were so tired. We slept in Christmas morning instead of sight seeing.

Amazing....even a "Santa" in Morocco! :)

Jim and Jenny heading into the Medina in Marrakesh. The look on Jenny's face is because of the snake charmers all around us...

Walking through the Medina.....something of everything for everyone!!

Jenny sampling the colorful, assorted candies. Taste result....ick! :)

Beautiful colors everywhere you looked!

Odd animals everywhere you looked also!

Colorful hats and scarves and necklaces and .......you name it!

Another tuckered out kitty!

Some of the halls of the Medina are quite tight....especially because everything from people to motor bikes to donkeys to kids are going through them all at the same time!!!

The wood carver was tuckered out too! :)

Merry Christmas! We were toasting the special day with fresh squeezed orange juice!  Yummy!!

Jim liked this cat's black goatee.

I liked that he chose this warm trunk lid to sit on for his afternoon nap!

Right....what would a Medina be without the snake charmers!  Yikes!

...and the pet monkeys!

After another 4 hour ride in the car we were back in Casablanca and heading to Rick's Cafe for Christmas dinner!

What a fun dinner we had. The food was great and the restaurant (copied from the old movie "Casablanca") was very entertaining.

The only thing that was really from the movie was the bar that they had shipped in from Hollywood. :) But the rest of the restaurant ....right down to the manager in a white coat and the help with the cute crimson hats on.....was just like in the movie!

Lastly, was home to open gifts! Monk and Max (my grandcats) weren't with us this year. They were home with a sitter. But Santa even brought something for their stockings!

Then, we ended the evening with a card game....anyone guess who the winners are? Yip.....the GIRLS!! So as I prepare to take Eric to the airport in the next hour or two to head back to San Francisco....I'm thinking back and thanking God for a wonderful Christmas in Morocco with my kids!