“Keep on Traveling!” Pastor Pam & Master Gary!

パスター・パムとゲリーさんのモロッコ滞在

We were lucky enough to host more guests at our Dar Hellman🏠. This time, from our home city, Seattle🇺🇸!! Pastor Pam and Master Gary have been our friends for more than 20 years, they are just amazing, generous, and fun-loving couple. Pam was the pastor of our home church, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Shoreline for many years – she baptized our child, we sang together in the choir, we went through many congregation meetings (Amen!), and we would spend Christmas & Thanksgiving together with lots of yummy food (Pam’s pies are DELICIOUS!🥧).  Our friendship is definitely a god given gift (more Amen!)🙏, with lots of laughters and many glasses of beer🍻; we are Lutherans, we get to drink beer – proudly. 

スウェーデンからの家族訪問に続き、今回は、アメリカから長い間の友人パムさん&ゲリーさんを我が家にお迎えしておりました。パムさんは、私たちの通っていたルーテル教会のパスターだった方。家族同士での友好だけでなく、信仰という部分でも、私たちにとってはなくてはならない存在。毎年クリスマスや感謝祭を一緒に過ごし、20年以上の長ーい友好を深めてきました。よく一緒にビール飲んでたなぁ(ルーテル教徒ですので、いいんです😆。マーティン・ルターはビールの愛好家でした🍺)。

They spent one week in Paris🇫🇷, then on their way back to SEA, decided to visit us in Rabat! Hooray!🙌 Since they got to spend a good amount of time in Morocco🇲🇦, we also planned an excursion trip to visit other cities, all four of us.

そんなご夫婦が1週間のパリ滞在の帰りに我が家によってくださる!しかも、一緒にフェス&シェフシャフエンなども行ってみたい!という事で、そりゃぁもう楽しみ楽しみ~😍

To welcome them properly, I made Chicken Tajine, and, of course, Atay Bnaanaa, Mint Tea. We were not able to stop chatting… so much to catch up! They brought us beautiful calendar & delicious caramels from Paris – Merci beaucoup!🥰

そしてチキン·タジーンでのお夕食の後は、ゆっくりのんびり、溜まりに溜まった話に花が咲き、、、素敵なパリからのお土産もありがとうございました!💗

We started our days by introducing them to how wonderful Rabat is. We visited Old Medina, Hassan Tower, Mausoleum of Mohammed V, etc. By the way, there is a mosaic pattern which my husband REALLY likes outside of the Mausoleum. He pays so much attention to its detail and loves to explain Fibonacci Sequences hiding in the mosaic. Okkkaay… I think I see it. To me, honestly, it is a “beautiful mosaic” ; but for a scientist from MIT, it is a “powerful sign of rich and profound mathematical knowledge, and it is indeed something to be admired. Therefore, this mosaic itself is a good enough reason to live in Morocco.Hamdulillah. 🙏

まずはラバト観光!トラムにのって、メディーナハサン·タワームハンマド5世廟など。ここには、わが旦那さんが惚れまくっているパターンのある「幾何学モザイク」がありまして、一度語ってもらったら止まりません(笑)。さすがMIT出身のサイエンティストだけに、そのこだわりはすごい。実は、彼が「モロッコに住むのが正しい」と思った理由のひとつでもあるんです、はい。私にとっては単なる「美しいモザイク」、彼にとっては「奥深いパターン(フィボナッチ数)が隠されている、運命を呼ぶモザイク」のようです。ハンデゥリラ。🙏

And, of course, Rabat sightseeing cannot be complete without going Chellah. Being able to observe the amazing life of Cigones – Storks. Visiting Roman ruins and important Islamic architecture with the sound of storks singing… Priceless. 

そして、マストな観光は、やっぱりシェラア。ローマ遺跡やイスラム教の大切な建築物だけでなく、やはり、生でコウノトリ達と身近に出会え、彼らの歌声を聴いて過ごす時間、、、これはたまらない。

They joined the “Rick Steves Tour” in Paris (I respect Mr. Rick Steves soooo much! – He is an iconic travel writer, and he is also Lutheran!) for a week before arriving in Morocco. So, it was our wish for Pam and Gary to relax and enjoy Moroccan days at their own speed, without any “organized group” activities. We really enjoyed having meals at home on our lanai, especially a nice & long, petit-déjeuner 🙂 Moroccan, American, maybe some Japanese… and lots of fresh juices! 🍉🍊🍎🍌🥭🍒 For dessert? “Flan Japan, of course!

パリでは「リック·スティーブ·ツアー」に参加してきたお二人。そういったグループツアーも良いけれど、モロッコではお二人のペースでゆっくりと、好きな物&見たい物を自由に楽しんでもらおう!と願い、お食事はできるだけ我が家のラナイで。モロカン、アメリカン、日本食も少々。そして、たっくさんのフレッシュジュース!デザートはやっぱり、<フラン・ジャパン>🤣🇯🇵。

If you are in Morocco, you can’t miss the Hassan II Mosque, yes? Yup! モロッコに来たらやはりハッサン2モスクは外せない!という事で、カサブランカへも1日。リックス・カフェも通り、ジュースで「君の瞳に乾杯🥂」です。

In just three days, Pam and Gary were able to say “Choukran (thank you)” and “Inshallah (God willing)” like pros🤩. Which meant, they were ready to discover more cities in Morocco. <A 4-night trip to visit Fes, Meknes, Volibilus, and Chefchaouen> is next. Cheers🥂!

そして、この後は4泊5日で「フェス、メクネス、ボリブルス、シェフシャウエン」というループな遠征旅行に出かけまーす。

Tomo

The cat of the day :: Le chat du jour :: 今日の猫しゃん

Please stop by at my salon again 💞🫖🍵 3afak & Chukran

またサロンに寄ってくださいね🇲🇦🇯🇵


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3 Responses to ““Keep on Traveling!” Pastor Pam & Master Gary!”

  1. pasuru76's avatar pasuru76 Says:

    Tomo and Olof are the best hosts EVER! So wonderful to be with you—and to taste the wonders of Rabat. So much history, so much beauty, so many cats, storks, médinas, abd Roman ruins. And terrific climate in June!
    Thank you, Dar Hellmans!
    Pam & Gary

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  2. pasuru76's avatar pasuru76 Says:

    Tomo and Olof are the best hosts EVER! So wonderful to be with you—and to taste the wonders of Rabat. So much history, so much beauty, so many cats, storks, médinas, abd Roman ruins. And terrific climate in June!
    Thank you, Dar Hellmans!
    Pam & Gary

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