Day 10

Marrakech, Morocco. Long bus ride, Bahia Palace, traditional Moroccan lunch, Koutoubia Minaret, Saadian Tombs and Garden, Jemaa el-Fnaa Bazaar, cobras, monkeys, storytellers, fortune tellers, and magicians!

Yum!

It looked so good but we couldn't stop.
Herbalism Shop

A lot of these tours include a stop at a rug shop or perfume stop. The tour guide usually gets a kickback. This one was at an herb…
Sales pitch

He had a good sales pitch and Morocco is where Argon oil is from so they had good, cheap Argon oil products!
Pigeon holes

I'm not sure what the holes were meant for but the pigeons were living in them.
Medina of Marrakesh

We finally got to the part Bill and I were looking forward to. This was why we picked the Marrakesh excursion. As soon as the bus…
Horse and buggies

Lots of horses and buggies for hire. If they can't take us off of the square, we can't hire them.
Soccer team

When we went to the Bahia Palace we passed a big group of guys coming out and they were all wearing red and blue. some people arou…
San Lorenzo

They asked Bill to take their photo after their selfie. San Lorenzo made the finals at the Moroccan World Cup 2014.
Jemaa el-Fnaa

Coming up on the square! At Jemaa el-Fnaa you can buy fruit, nuts, water, leather goods, and black market phones. It also has sto…
Snakes!

The main thing I wanted to see...a snake charmer!
Baby snakes

As soon as we walked up he put two small snakes around my neck. They were just babies.
Cobra

I really wanted a photo of the snake charmer with a cobra. We settled on $2 and he immediately tried to put the cobra on Bill's sh…
Snake Charmer

We got a lot of photos of the snake charmer. I was hoping he would be on the ground with the cobra, like in the movies, but he put…
Awesome!

I just loved the snakes!
Happy!

I'm very happy that I got my cobra photo!
Night time

As it gets darker the snake charmers and monkeys move out in favor of dancing boys, magicians, more story tellers and food tents.…
Argana Restaurant

On the second story in 2011 there was a bombing at the Argana cafe. It's all fixed now and it's the Argana Restaurant. I didn't fe…
Souk El Jadid

A "souk" is an open-air market or bazaar. Each souk sells different wares such as spices, leather goods, etc. This souk sells trad…
Locals and tourists

This is the main square of Marrakesh. It's used both by locals and tourists.
Fruit and nuts

There were a lot of orange juice stands all around the square. The nuts looked good but we didn't buy anything. We just walked aro…