Daytrip to the Ourika Valley.

It was quite a ride in the van as the driver and the guide were trying to turn the van into a mini club. First stop was a Berber House, the Berbers are the indigenous people of Morocco. After that watch the woman make mint tea and had tea and bread that they eat with argan oil and butter. Apparently, the Berber woman shakes the cow milk in a flask like thing for about 2 hours to get butter.



After that we went for a short camel ride along the valley.






After that we got back into the van and proceeded towards the waterfall. Once there, it was a 20min hike up. Some awesome views along the way. Quite sianed that the hostel din tell us to bring change so only went in to knee level.




After that we went for a sumptious lunch before heading back to Marrakech.



Tried the kebab for dinner, the fatty parts in between tasted really good. Saw some stalls selling pig head meat but din have the stomach to try.

Day 9

Slept over at London Gatwick, which has definitely been my best airport to sleep in to date. There are lots of benches and some do not have armrests between them, so I could stretch out properly and get some shuteye. Took the early flight to Marrakesh and at the Riad had a mint tea while the manager briefed me. Mint tea is like their everyday drink. They use green tea and then add mint and sugar.
I must say that the first time I went to the main square, I was overwhelmed by people shouting out to me or rather to HONDA to view their shop/take peekture of them/ get a henna. However, I've learnt that theres no need to shoo them off or act blur, cause a handshake and telling them that Im from Singapore and not JapanKoreaChinaHongkong will have them treating you as friends and thats how I met these 3 friends later in the day.



Lunch : Had the couscous with chicken for lunch. Heard that morrocan women do not wear jeans cause eating couscous makes them fat.



The main square is really bustling with life at night... sellers come out and set up stalls while there are also many performers from boxing to acrobats to dancing. No peektures of the performances though cause if they see me taking, will ask for money. The food sellers quite funny cause when they see angmoh, they'll go ," SUP HOMIES!".





Decided to risk my stomach and eat at the stalls. Had the tagine with chicken and the calamari for dinner. The food not bad but they quite smart serve small portions so you will keep ordering.



I think yip will like this.

Daytrip to Ourika Valley tomorrow.

Day 7+8

Took the early bus again, this time to Vienna. After finding the hostel, went off to see the Stephansdom. The exterior of the church, has this ghotic feel like the cathedral at Prague castle.



Went for the tour of the Catacombs below the church which was quite interesting can see all these bones in rooms where people were buried long ago. There are really alot of bones, so the housekeeper of the church has to walk through them when he changes the lightbulbs in the room!

The weather in Europe has been damn hot the past few days... it was 33 degrees yesterday in Bratislava and I was panting from the walking. So after the church I bought an icecream which was really good.


I was also fortunate enough to see the graduation ceremony for police cadets, which was taking place on the square just outside the church. I'm not sure why they chose to have the ceremony right in the middle of town, but I guess its a really good idea cause the cadets can feel the people around them and know what their training for.




After that went to the Naschmarket, which sold alot of spices and foodstuff.

Met this Spurs Fan from London in my hostel room. Hes also traveling alone and heading to Bosnia, Serbia so cant wait to see his photos. haha quite happy also cause I heard these 3 girls talking in the hostel and I guessed correctly that they were danish, or rather Greenland. One of them just graduated high school and even brought her fisherman cap along with her. The cap is something they get after they graduate from high school, and what I was surprised was that they dun just throw it to one side but wear it with pride everywhere they go.

Next day, went to the Vienna Imperial Palace and saw people lazing on the grass and enjoying the sun, so I lazed there for a while as I din have any plans.

After that had what would probably be my last currywurst in Europe.