Jemaa al Fna past midnight

After a lovely dinner on the terrace at Nomad we walked through the large square in the medina to take in the smells, sights and sounds for our last night in Morocco. 

A view from Nomad's terrace into the spice souk below

A photo just can't do it justice; there's no way to capture the vividness of the experience. Here we are on the outskirts looking into a group of people surrounding musicians. You can see the smoke from grills and lights from the fresh juice, dried fruit and chachkie stalls.


On a corner of the square, heading back to our riads


Such an amazing feeling being amidst the people on the square


Our last treat - fresh pressed sugarcane juice w/ fresh lime...delicious!

We were so happy to see the same night watchman aka breakfast server Youssef this eve, greeting us w/ a handshake and a smile. Tomorrow morn after breakfast we leave for the airport to Madrid, where we will spend the night before flying home through Dallas. 

Our riad is about 1/2 hr drive to the airport & we need to be there 2 hrs before. Transfers are included which is a good thing cuz we are all out of dirhams. Glad to be leaving to cooler weather - should only be a high of 102 in Madrid. ;-)

Looking forward to hugging you all soon!
Wa'alaikem salaam.
Susanne

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