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Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech
May 17th 2009 by Nomadic Dreams
Next destination: Marrakech, the pulse of Morocco.
From Casablanca, we purchased two train tickets to Marrakech (168DH/$21). A few sweaty hours later, we arrived and asked a taxi driver to take us to the riad (guest house) we had booked in advance -- Riad Abbassia (online at http://www.riad-abbassia.ma). Our taxi driver did not have a meter in his car and thus after negotiating what seemed a good price to us (200DH down to 100DH ($12.50)), we accepted the ride. The price didn't seem too bad since the guest house offered a pick up for 10 Euros and we had no clue how far away we were. Unfortunately, by the end of our stay in Marrakech, we found out that the ride should have cost less than 20DH ($2.50). GRRR.
When we arrived at Bab Boujeloud, one of the many gates to enter the fortress of the medina, we were greeted by the riad host, Mustafa, who guided us through a maze of streets, and took us into his gorgeous riad. We had no idea when he turned on a tiny little mud street and stood in front of a gigantic arched wooden door that behind it there was such
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Medersa Ben Youssef
The Medersa Ben Youssef is the one of the finest and largest Koranic boarding school in the Maghreb
Marrakesh Museum
The museum is in the style of a Moorish house. It has a beautiful open courtyard with marble basins and a beautiful light fixture in the center.
Marrakech museum
The museum is laid out in the Dar Menebhi, a palace built at the end of the 19th century.
Almoravid Koubba Ba' Adiyn
This is part of a mosque which was demolished by the Almoravids in the 12th century.
Turtles
We saw cages full of turtles everywhere at the market. We thought they were a food specialty but we were told that they were just house pets!
Streets of the Medina
Donkeys and motorcycles seemed to be the most common modes of transportation in Morocco.
Koutoubia Minaret
The minaret (230ft tall) is the highest building in Marrakech. Only muslims are able to enter the Mosque though.
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