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Mouse
A close-up of the mouse towel animal. So cute!
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Towel animal
Whew! It's been a LONG day! 8 hours just for the bus ride to Marrakesh and back plus the tour. We were very glad to see our cabin…
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Casablanca
Before we got to the ship we drove through Casablanca and took a little tour in the dark.
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Open late
I'm sure the place closed as soon as we left. It wasn't a gas station. They only stopped for us to shop.
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Fossils
There was a store selling "fossils" there. Curiously, all the fossils looked almost exactly alike. We think they were made of conc…
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Hanging meat
There was even hanging meat in one of the shops.
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Cat!
We stopped at an out-of-the-way set of shops on the way back. We think another kickback for our tour guide. We got some drinks and…
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World Cup
We passed the stadium where the World Cup was held.
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Leaving Marrakesh
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Back on the bus
A 4-hour ride back to the ship.
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Abdul
He was nice. He didn't speak much English.
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Sales
The problem with standing still to wait for the bus is, anyone who was selling anything came by: art, people tried to put necklace…
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Back early
Most people came back before the 40 minutes were up. The bus wasn't there so we waited by the wall. That's our tour guide Najit in…
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Unhappy monkey
The monkeys didn't seem very happy. They were on chains and I felt sorry for the one in the dress.
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Monkeys
We made it around to the corner with the monkeys. There was even a monkey in a pink dress.
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More snakes
We took a secret picture of some different guys with snakes so they wouldn't charge us. These guys had a drum and I think a snake…
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Food stall
Steam and probably smoke coming from a food stall. They started cooking for the night.
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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…
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Locals and tourists
This is the main square of Marrakesh. It's used both by locals and tourists.
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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…
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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…