On Board the Marrakech Express

I am really excited because I am going to Marrakech this weekend with some of my friends from university. I have been before and loved it. I can't wait to get into the souks and do some bargain hunting. We are staying in the Riad Zolah which is owned by one of Sarah's friends and we are getting a really great deal for the weekend.

I am also hoping that the colour and vibrancy of the city will be inspiration for me to start using my new camera and take some excellent photos.

I feel like I haven't written for a while and I haven't posted since my birthday lunch at Chez Bruce. We had a really fun time and it was a fitting way to end my Birthday week. The food is always delicious and the company was exceptional. Here are some photos.

Tim and I - I think this is his first picture on the blog!

My little sister Al and I (Al broke her wrist when she slipped leaving her skiing chalet over Easter)

I spent this weekend in Bath on a hen weekend for my friend Angela who is getting married to Doug in Italy this May. Doug went to St Andrews (but I didn't know him when we were there) and I met both of them at Accenture. They live in Clapham Old Town which is near by and Ang is about the only person I know who has the same attitude to work as I do i.e. she works to live rather than the other way round.

The weekend was good fun and I even stayed up until after 3AM dancing one night, which is very out of character. One of the weekend's activities was a trip to Bath spa to 'take the waters' which, despite being very crowded, was really quite amazing. There is a thermal water pool on the roof of the building so you are bobbing around in the deliciously warm water with a view of the spires and hills around Bath. Quite amazing. I love to imagine what the town was like under the Romans and what they would make of us all now.