Maze of Scarves

On the way to the camel ride we stopped off at a scarf store so that everyone could get a scarf. I already had one but Mommy, Daddy, Ashlynn, Max, and Uncle Tony needed to buy ones. At the back of the store were scarves hanging up from the roof. Daddy invented a game that us kids played while the parents were picking out scarves. We had to try and get to the other side of the 'scarf maze' without touching any of the scarves. 

Kasbah Time Lapse

Early the next morning Daddy and I went out to take photos of the sunrise over the kasbah. It was pretty chilly, and I was tired, but it was fun and we got good results. 

Here's the time lapse that we made. Click here to see the video big. 

Taking pictures of the kasbah.

The bridge of sand bags that we needed to cross to get to the kasbah. When we were taking pictures we saw stray dogs crossing the bridge. They came up to greet us and one stayed with us for awhile, getting in some of the photos, but being very cute. 

Mountain Biking

The following day our adventure was mountain biking, well, it wasn't really mountain biking, more like rock/sand/rock biking. I didn't get any photos that day (because I was on my bike) but Daddy took videos with the go-pro and I put them together to make this video. 

After the bike ride we went to a Movie Studios where many different films were made, including Prince of Persia. It was very interesting to see the different sets and how the buildings in the movies are really just facades. It was also fun posing with the sets. :)

Click here to see the video big. 

Rock the Kasbah

Our next stop was at our hotel in the next city. It is the home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah.  

Here's a movie that I made with clips from both of the kasbahs.

To see it big click here.

 

We saw a film crew and cast filming a scene from a TV show. It was pretty cool to see how everything worked. 

Our hotel room. A relief after the night before. 

The Hike

The next day's activity was the hike back down to where we picked up the mules. We walked past little streams, big rocks, and trees on the side of hills. Here are a few photos from the hike:

The cousins

Ashlynn & Max

Ariana & Me

Mommy got a bit stuck while trying to cross this river...the guides decided to move a few rocks to make a path for her. After that, Daddy just walked straight through the water. 

What a beautiful view

5* Hotels - or not

When we got to the final destination, we took our luggage from the van that had brought it up and went into our hotel. I think we were a little surprised to see that our first hotel room was just four mattresses on the ground. We were also a little bit surprised that the whole hotel was FREEZING! We ate a very nice dinner cooked by our personal chef and then we played cards in our room (the four kids shared a room) before going to sleep in sleeping bags with as many blankets as we could find on top of us. 

Day 8 Update: Aix-en-Provence

Zachary et moi

Little Nils with a mohawk 

Vero, Nils and Curt

Today I looked after Nils while Curt and Vero went out for lunch. At 3:30 I said goodbye to everyone and Curt drove me to the train station where I got onto the Thalys again. 

Au Revior Aix-en-Provence 

My first class seat

 Dinner - grilled vegetables, bread and artichokes

Dessert - some strange berry pie thing, yummy though