Roman ruins

C'est Heather!
This morning we had a great breakfast at the hotel and then headed out on a little adventure to a museum filled with Roman artifacts! They were a preview of what we were going to see later today! We left Rabat after running around trying to get stamps and exchange our money for smaller dirhams! We headed for Meknes, but on the way we stopped at Volubilis (spelling might be wrong) but it is the sight of the Roman Ruins just North of Meknes! We had an archaeologist who was our guide and he took us around the site pointing things out and telling us stories and information about what we were seeing! The site was in a fascinating location in the foothills of the Middle Atlas Mountain range! Even though it rained on us, we all had a great time exploring the ruins and seeing the storks! Yes they have stork nests! Don't worry, a lot of us got pictures! :) Anyways, we were in the ruins for about an hour and then it started to pour as we were leaving! We all ran to the bus and took off for the holy city, Moulay Idriss, which was located not too far from the ruins! (We could actually see the city from the ruins!) Moulay Idriss was the first Saltan of the first major dynasty in Morocco! He was responsible for a large part of the spread of Islam in Morocco! He was a very wise man and was an imam! An imam is a elderly or learned man or woman who leads prayers in the mosque, but has no more religious authority than any other Muslim! In the Hassan II Mosque we saw in Casablanca, the imam has a special elevated chair that they sit in to lead the prayers! After we got to this city, we climbed a ton of stairs to get to a view that Omar, our guide, said we couldn't miss! He took us to a place where we could see a panorama of the city! It was absolutely beautiful! We got to take pictures and then went and found a great place to eat Kefta. Kefta is a Moroccan hamburger that cannot be compared to the American hamburger! The bread is great that they serve it in and the meat is just delicious! We then took the bus to Meknes where we are now! We have a really nice hotel with a pool and a balcony overlooking the pool! C'est bon!(It's good!) A group of us went swimming tonight for a little while and had a great time! Then we had a delicious spaghetti supper and are now having a bit of free time before bed! Tomorrow we will be heading to Fes! Homestays begin Sunday night! Should be interesting!
Note: Internet is not super reliable here in Morocco, so if you don't always hear from someone, don't panic! We may not have access or internet that works well! Being that we are doing homestays this week, it will probably be very hard for us to have internet access this week! Don't fret though, cyber cafes will be accessible at some point and I'm sure most students, like myself will make an effort to update our lovely friends and family in the States!
We love you all and are having a great time! :)