Recently I went to Rabat for a craft fair at the American Club. The night before I left, after brushing my teeth, the faucet on the bathroom sink broke off and started spraying up like Old Faithful at Yellowstone. This created a problem as Moroccan plumbing does not have shutoffs at each water fixture. Needless to say things got wet till I was able to get to the main shutoff. As it was 11:00 at night and my bus was leaving town at 7:00 I could not fix it until I returned from Rabat. No toilet and no coffee in the AM. Boo Hoo.
I met Hayat my coop counterpart at the bus station, loaded up our products and got on our way. It was decided that we were going to take some different products this time than the carpets, bags and wall hangings we took in the past. Mineral fossils. These are really cool and come in all sizes. We had looked at all the different types of minerals a week before and the people we were going to work with put together what we wanted. As things go in Morocco the order did not get put together till 2:00 AM the night before we left. Glad I did not have to stay up to put that together. Hayat was exhausted in the AM.
The minerals we selected had two fossil types, both 100's of millions of years old.
They come in sizes from 1" to 24" wide. Carved and polished the ammonites and autosairs are actually very unique.
The craft fair went well and there were a lot of different products. Most of the lookers were Americans getting ready to go back home after service. Most also bought product, so over all it was a good fair. Somewhere along the way I got a bunch of calls from people on my cell phone call list. Apparently I had Butt Dialed everyone on my phone with a blank text message. Boy did I feel like a horses _ _ _.
The ambassador came by and gave certificates of participation to the artisans. Hayat is in the center.
While the Fair was going on a couple of us went to Chella-the Roman ruin in Rabat. It was built in 40 AD and occupied for 1000 years. It is inhabited by hundreds of cats and storks. It is hatching season so there are chicks in all the big nests.
The gardens throughout the site are beautiful. There is a spring with live fish, a Roman Bath, Stones with Latin inscription, columns, and a marble statuue with the top missing. It must have been a grand walled city in its day.
The site was well worth the visit and we all got a history lesson.
Do you think I look like a Roman Senator? Neither do I. lol.
Oh yeah. I forgot that when I got home I still needed to fix the plumbing before I could take a shower (badly needed), go to the bathroom (it was a long bus ride with a couple of cokes) or have a cup of tea (Moroccan tradition).
I met Hayat my coop counterpart at the bus station, loaded up our products and got on our way. It was decided that we were going to take some different products this time than the carpets, bags and wall hangings we took in the past. Mineral fossils. These are really cool and come in all sizes. We had looked at all the different types of minerals a week before and the people we were going to work with put together what we wanted. As things go in Morocco the order did not get put together till 2:00 AM the night before we left. Glad I did not have to stay up to put that together. Hayat was exhausted in the AM.
They come in sizes from 1" to 24" wide. Carved and polished the ammonites and autosairs are actually very unique.
Do you think I look like a Roman Senator? Neither do I. lol.
Oh yeah. I forgot that when I got home I still needed to fix the plumbing before I could take a shower (badly needed), go to the bathroom (it was a long bus ride with a couple of cokes) or have a cup of tea (Moroccan tradition).
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