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| webcamming on a thursday night...biggest tongue i've EVER seen 
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| i've been lazy - here's a picture update! from early june to late july...i think they're more or less in order?
paris
panasaya, allison and chris came to visit!! we met in paris, then they came to tour several cities in switzerland 
 
wine tasting + buying, followed by a picnic immediately afterwards of said wine and sandwiches in a nearby park. yum!
 
 
  
gruyères
the girls only requested one thing in switzerland - CHEESE- so i took them to gruyères, the most touristy cheese town i know!
 
raclette...mmmm. served with potatoes, cornichons and pickled onions
 
interlaken
they went while i was at work one day...i've never been, but the pics are gorgeous!!
 
geneva
la terrasse (outdoor bar next to the lake) | xavier, kelley, me@misuji
 
panasaya, chris, allison | thierry and deborah
 
white&blackcruise
work sponsored a dinner cruise on lac leman | fun night with good food/company/music
 
seb&the american girls | kelley, laurent, me
 
chateau de chillon | swiss flag at dusk
 
annecy
my favorite french lake city...it's so cute! plus thierry took us to the best gelato place ever, so now i have another reason to go back.
 
watched the july14th (french nat'l holiday) fireworks after eating a yummy kebab, then played with the fireworks mode on my camera
 
boston!
i love boston...maybe i'll move there after switz - who knows?!
met alex there 
saw nas/bryce/val/allison & co 
went to ellen&jarrod's lovely wedding as alex's date 
ate dimsum (no chicken feet or tripe) 
and did some shopping, of course 
 
 
 
  
the end.
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the crew - nicole, me, priscilla, kelley, samad, and thierry
we set out for marrakech on fri night, barely caught the train to basel
after work, and ironically ended up waiting two hours at the airport
because the plane was late. 
i was worried that nicole (coming from barcelona and meeting us
at the airport) wouldn't find us, but thankfully she was waiting outside
of customs even though we landed at 2am!! phew.
i loooooved our riad - lots of open spaces, nice courtyard, and very close to the medina
  
kelley, thierry, and priscilla at breakfast | the boys smoking hookah | thé a la menthe (sweet moroccan mint tea) - poured from above because the bubbles signify respect for the recipient
  
thierry and a snake friend | koutoubia mosque
 
  
carpet makers | samad was enticed into the shop by the promise of free mint tea
 
the souk. four girls = lots of shopping
 
apparently it's illegal to keep turtles as pets in france! | surprisingly none of us bought a carpet 
  
djemaa el-fna | this guy was offering teeth removal services with pliers!!! he
displayed his tooth collection at the front of his table and yelled at
me when i tried to take a pic, so i snuck one from behind 
 
caleche (a bit stinky, but fun!) | thierry jumped out of the moving carriage to take this pic...haha
 
jardin majorelle - loved the bright colors, fountains, and vegetation
  
 
  
djemaa el fna at night - tons of market stands with yummy, cheap food
 
arabic soda cans | menara pavilion | more thé a la menthe
  
our one goal for the trip was to ride a camel, and we found one! his name was michael - you can buy him for only 3000 euros!! | one of them tried to bite me...
 
overall impression...good food, hammams, and mint tea. it's better to travel with guys due to the harassment from local men. stray cats and trash on the streets are abundant. french is useful, bargaining is required, and never accept more than half of the orig price! i'd definitely go to morocco again - maybe a coastal city like essaouira next time 
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