Myself holding the leg while they check to see if it's ready for skinning or not

AHh... now this is a Peace Corps shot. (myself holding the head as they insisted I take a photo with it)

They held the lamb up by its feet.

Little by little they continued removing the fur/skin from the lamb

Debowling the lamb (good thing the flash didn't work)

Neighbor kid practicing on the new meat-bag

Here's a shot of my host-mother cooking the lamb head (Yum)

After walking outside, I noticed that everyone was drying their skins outside.

Our neighbors asked me to take a family picture for them w/ their new addition to the home. It's actually a pretty good picture, but it's just alittle odd for my un-Moroccan eyes.

And now my house has just become a meat-locker (my room is on the left there)

I thought I heard someone knocking outside my door (only in Peace Corps)

Christmas @ Rick's Cafe Americain

Play it again Sam...

Rick's Cafe, the mythical saloon from the 1942 film "Casablanca" was finally transformed from celluloid to wood, glass and plaster thanks to the imagination and determination of an American woman enamoured of Morocco, Kathy Kriger. Set in an old courtyard-style mansion built against the walls of the Old Medina of Casablanca, the restaurant - piano bar is filled with architectural and decorative details reminiscent of the film: curved arches, a sculpted bar, balconies, balustrades as well as dramatic beaded and stenciled brass lighting and plants that cast luminous shadows on white walls. Details have been added that go beyond the film set in terms of ambience and comfort - four fireplaces, banquettes and an intimate private dining with view of the fishing port provide the background setting for an international menu specializing in Casablanca's fresh fish, vegetables and fruit. Guests steeped in the elegant atmosphere come to feel as though they are in the film, and each evening a new chapter unfolds in the lives of the characters who are part of today's Rick's Cafe.

Movie set of Rick's Cafe Americain (1940's)

Christmas lunch with my borrowed "Fez" hat on

Bar view on the first floor of Rick's Cafe Americain (2004)

Sam @ Rick's Cafe Americain (1940's)

Enjoying Christmas lunch with Lee @ Rick's Cafe Americain

Daytime view outside of Rick's Cafe Americain (2004)

Piano view inside of Rick's Cafe Americain (2004)

Upstairs and inside of Rick's Cafe Americain (2004)