Snake charmers with cobras and flutes, watermen with jugs and tin cups, witch doctors and their lizards, 3 dirham orange juice stands, cookies galore, souq keepers eager to make a sale, donkeys pulling carts . . . an overwhelming fusion of sights, sounds, and smells - this is the medina of Marrakesh. The Marrakesh medina is another world - obviously contrived to cater to the massive tourist crowd - but distinct from any other place I have ever been. It is the city's prime attraction; there are mosques to draw some attention, and a newer part of town where the four of us found a hotel, but the main energy of Marrakesh finds focus in its core. For the wanderer and the people watcher, it is a Mecca . . . assuming you find some
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