we were planning on going out of town today to a nearby beautiful valley. even though it is not as intense here as i had expected, the very dense city, with pollution and throngs of people and traffic are making me feel a bit closed in. so our day trip seemed a nice change. unfortunately, i had a real moroccan experience last night. something in our deep fried seafood dinner did not agree with me and i will be staying close to the facilities today. normally my stomach is made of iron. luckily i was the only one affected and seem to be recovering. the manager here in the riad suggested an herbal tea for a remedy. for plain stomach ache – a tea made of cumin, thyme and verveine (lemon verbena) served hot or cold. wow – spicy and medicinal tasting. for sleeping – just cumin in hot water. these are the moroccan remedies. my theory is that the cumin just kills everything bad. that’s why they add it to so many foods too. my sister yelled at me over email for being so stupid as to eat from the market stands. she said that hepatitis was rife and there were lines of people in hospitals waiting for liver transplants. she’s a dr, so she sees those things. i actually had been hesitant at first to the idea of eating in the market stands, but the guide books said you should try it and there were legions of western tourists doing it.
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