Waiting for the train in Casablanca. |
Of course the tickets and signs were written in Arabic and French. |
First stop... Marrakesh. |
Lots of narrow streets to get lost on. |
The main square with food, snake charmers, and hashish sellers. |
The view from above the square. |
Hotel Ali where we stayed. |
Beautiful flowers outside the spacious medina. |
One of many cats at the Hotel Ali |
Moroccan soup and dinner... yummy! |
Sleeping dogs on the way to the desert. |
Mexxxx... a castle built out of red rock. |
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Most of the buildings appear to rise out of the ground as they are build out of the red sand and rock. |
Traditional berber weaver. |
The lush valleys are used to harvest dates and other fruits and allow animals to graze. The buildings are built on the dry sections. |
Sand storm! Visibility is cut to near zero and driving becomes difficult. |
At the camp in the Moroccan desert. |
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Morning in the desert. |
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Playing with local boys. Much better than begging. |
Donkeys are still used as primary transportation |
Meats for sale at a bus stop. |
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This is Eussaria, a seaside city famous for its stalls of fish seafood. "Je suis vegetarian". |
Fish boats. |
A larger fishboat under construction. |
There was this interesting picture in our hotel room. |
Many of the buildings have inside courtyards to let the sunlight in. |
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Non-Muslems are not allowed inside mosques. There's a few exceptions, including this huge modern mosque in Casablanca. |
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