{"id":1260,"date":"2018-09-14T01:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T01:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2018-09-15T01:39:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T01:39:31","slug":"thursday-september-13-2018-drive-over-the-high-atlas-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, September 13, 2018 ~ Drive Over the High Atlas Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we ate a delicious duck dinner at a restaurant in Ouarzazate. \u00c2\u00a0The walls were covered with photos of movie stars that actually ate at this restaurant.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3984.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1254\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3984.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3984-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today we took a scenic five-hour bus ride to Marrakech. \u00c2\u00a0This unusual door was at one of our photo stops.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4014.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1255 size-full\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4014.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4014-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love the red rocks of the High Atlas Mountains. \u00c2\u00a0The highest point on the highway was about 8,000 feet.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4017.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1256\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4017.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4017-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More rock formations<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4029.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1257\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4029.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4029-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were a few villages along the way.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4064.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1258 size-full\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4064.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4064-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we arrived in Marrakech, we checked into the Riad. \u00c2\u00a0We relaxed in the room for a while. \u00c2\u00a0Then the group took a walk through part of the market. \u00c2\u00a0Paul and I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to shop, so we went to a cafe with Mohammed to drink water and watch people go by. \u00c2\u00a0He left to get some cookies. I thought we had to meet at another restaurant at 7:00, so we walked there in a light rain. \u00c2\u00a0We met about half the group there, and we started walking toward Mohammed. \u00c2\u00a0It rained even harder, so we went into the restaurant where we were to have dinner. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Then it started pouring. \u00c2\u00a0At 7:30, the correct meeting time, the rest of the group started walking toward our restaurant. \u00c2\u00a0Three got drenched, and the rest went back to the French restaurant. \u00c2\u00a0One came to our restaurant, but the other two went back to their room at the Riad to change into dry clothes. \u00c2\u00a0They finally arrived at the restaurant. \u00c2\u00a0Mohammed bought dinner for the others at the French restaurant.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4090.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1259 size-full\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4090.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4090-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we ate a delicious duck dinner at a restaurant in Ouarzazate. \u00c2\u00a0The walls were covered with photos of movie stars that actually ate at this restaurant. 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