Saw: Mies van der Rohe's German Pavillion for the 1929 Barcelona Exhibition. This is a mecca for modern architecture students and fans, exemplifying Mies' famous quote and ideology: "less is more". ...

6 Nov 2008

Saw: The Atlas Mountains up close. really close. One can easily see why they were the home of so many myths and legends. Did: Circled over 7 miles of urban Marrakech, seeing both its bold tourist side, and the elusive "other side". ...

3 Nov 2008

Saw: the massive zagora palm oasis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagora,_Morocco)right on the edge of the sahara. did: rode camels into the desert where we spent the night in a traditional berber tent set right on the dunes. ...

2 Nov 2008

Saw: The Atlas Film Studio, right smack in the middle of arid nothingness. Part home to movies The Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Cleopatra, and Passion of the Christ. Did: Wandered through the locals´ non-tourist market. ...

2 Nov 2008

Saw: the 900 foot deep Todra Gorge. Did: Countinued this surreal journey deeper into southern Morocco. Our professor doesnt know where we are goin, our driver doesnt speak english, and we students dont know anything but to get into the ...

2 Nov 2008

Saw: The most jaw dropping array of stars imagianable. in the middle of the desert, there is a pure darkness coupled with a completly vacant horizon. one can definately see why constellations were such a means of direction. ...

2 Nov 2008