Returning to Marrakech after a two year absence was akin to feeling the embrace of a missed companion. This is a place that enchants the visitor with its veritable feast for the senses, from the music of the snake charmers to the aromas of the nightly food market in the main square. Whilst there is a large modern district, typified by long tree lined avenues, the real heart and soul of Marrakech lies with the walls that surround the Medina. The winding alleys of this Medina are juxtaposed with the expansive Jemaa el Fna square. During daylight hours this area is inhabited by palm readers, mystics, cobras swaying to Arabic scales, fruit sellers, monkey handlers and countless curious onlookers. Once night falls, this scene is replaced by another, consisting entirely of food stalls cooking up Moroccan
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