It is 23:45 and we are in our Riad in Marakeesh!! 🙂 An exciting taxi ride; and walk through several blocks of the old quarter to our place we’re sleeping for two nights — the sights and sounds were amazing (including the little boy attempting to unzipper our luggage as another boy (who we paid) […]
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The Rain in Spain falls mainly on the Roths!
March 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Rain in Spain falls mainly on the Roths! · Sabbatical trip, Uncategorized
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Greenfield Community College goes to Granada!
March 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Sabbatical trip, Uncategorized
Well, at least two members of it! Last night, after school, Rich and I walked around a bit and chose to go a bit further north in town to find a new place to eat tapas. We found a place in a lovely plaza, sat and ordered. As we were chatting and people watching, I […]
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Granada’s Gem
March 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Sabbatical trip, Uncategorized
“Surely Allah will make those who believe and do good deeds enter gardens beneath which rivers flow; they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pears, and their garments therein shall be of silk.” (Quran 22.23) Over the weekend we went twice to the Alhambra — Granada’s gem. We walked up there on […]
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Spanish school!
March 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, Uncategorized
Today I can’t blame difficulty accessing the Internet (I might have said this before, but access to wireless is very hard to find and very pricey in Spain – we Americans clearly take it for granted!) for not posting for three days! Today is our fifth day of classes in Spanish and we are exhausted […]
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Trains, taxis and finally school!
March 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on Trains, taxis and finally school! · Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, travel, Uncategorized
Hola from Granada! This past Saturday we enjoyed our last day in Seville with souvenir hunting (can’t tell you what we bought until the recipients receive them!), but thank goodness we left some extra room in our luggage. We also, after some reading, choose a flamenco show to go to as our send off to […]
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