I spent some time stressing about what book(s) to bring on this trip...in the end I settled on a new read - Jen Sookfong Lee's The End of East (gotta support the CBC sista!), and 2 titles I'd consider among my all-time favorites which I've already re-read in the past: John Armstrong's Conditions of Love and Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. All 3 titles are fairly slim - the last thing I want is to be lugging heavy books from Canada to Europe to North Africa and back again. Been there, done that, except for the North Africa part. A girl's got to leave room for the shopping, right?
In about 17 hours, I'll be sitting on a plane for a well-deserved break. My Gap Adventure doesn't start until Saturday so I'll have 1.5 days alone in Casablanca, a prospect which makes me rather nervous. I'm sure I'll be fine but I've never been completely alone like that in a foreign country. I like to consider myself fairly well-travelled but despite often flying solo, I'm usually meeting someone on the other end so this will certainly be a novel experience.
The tour doesn't cover Casablanca at all so I've got my trusty Rough Guide to keep me company as I explore the city's Art Deco architecture and visit the Hassan II Mosque with its 689' minaret, the tallest structure in Morocco and the tallest minaret in the world.
It'll be good and I'll be fine. I just have to keep repeating that to myself.
Now, to sleep.
2 comments:
Wishing you well on your journey! I once spent three days by myself in Venice & Florence. While scary at times, I still remember to this day how I savoured those meals I ate alone. Hope Casablanca will be memorable for you too!
Have fun! Can't wait to see photos when you return! :D
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