Marrakech here we come......

Another early start but al of us are now in full swing in organizing ourselves each morning ... Showered, packed, breakfast and ready to roll by 8 am (we are all hanging out for Ireland where the pace should be a tad slower and we can all have a sleep in!!!)
Must tell you you about our wonderful experience last night . .. truly amazing ..musicians, belly dancers, magician and a mock wedding demonstration. So colorful. Audience were dragged in to participate in the belly dancing. Was amusing watching the men trying there utmost best to move their bellies!! Pauline was hauled up to join in with other ladies and did her best ... Thank goodness for those belly dancing lessons a few years back !!
Now the food ... A real treat of the Moroccan cuisine .. Wine .. And finish off with mint tea. The music was so powerful - Hassain tells us that it was primarily Arabic in Fes and as we travel to Marrakech it will become more Berber - we've booked in for another extravaganza tomorrow night.
Pauline managed to get some traditional garb yesterday - she looks quite in place.
I think the juxtaposition of the old and new cities keeps just amazing me - the old cities really look like something out of Ali barber and the 40 thieves - but the newer parts look like other modern places (although there is definitely a different feel)
Lessons for today - the medina needs four components to actually be a medina. 1 mosque, 2 hamman, 3 bakery and 4 water source. Also each imperial city had three parts. 1 old city (medina) 2 new city and 3 the Jewish quarter. All so interesting!
Our guide Hassain (after a VERY dodgy start) has rallied and seems to be taking very good care of us. I think we are still all pinching ourselves that we are here!
We are rallying strength for Marrakech were we have been told that the battering is even more intense!
PS it will surprise you to learn that CD has struggled to shop - it is really really full on! And the term 'la' (no) got me abused and told u had a black heart :-(.
Maybe I will open my heart in Marrakech!