In the middle of the souk


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December 22nd 2009
Published: June 17th 2017
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01 Rooms01 Rooms01 Rooms

The two bedrooms.
Geo: 31.6334, -7.9996

We finally made it to Morocco after my doubts. Yesterday afternoon it began to snow in London with no sign of it stopping. All airports had been affected. I met Charlotta and Carolina at Kings Cross and we just after midnight we caught the train to Luton Airport. There were many people laying about. Most flights had been cancelled, except for a few including ours. Our flight was due to take off in four hours. All we could do was hang around until a decision had been made for our flight. It continued to snow. A few hours after arriving we queued up to check in our bag and slowly the line moved and checked in our luggage. Our flight seemed to be the only one that was not cancelled. We then moved through security and finally boarded the plane. By this time I was pretty tired and it was about 6am so I went to sleep. The plane was surrounded by snow. Two hours later I woke up for take off. While I was sleeping the girls could hear the snow being scraped off the roof of the plane.
We finally took off, one of the few planes
02 Basin02 Basin02 Basin

The basin in the bathroom.
in sky- such an unusual sight. A few hours later we arrived in Marrakech.


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03 Courtyard03 Courtyard
03 Courtyard

The tiny courtyard.
04 Relaxing04 Relaxing
04 Relaxing

Me relaxing on the rooftop.
05 View05 View
05 View

View of Marrakech from the top of the riad.
06 View06 View
06 View

View of Marrakech from the top of the riad.
07 View07 View
07 View

View of Marrakech from the top of the riad.
08 Plants08 Plants
08 Plants

Plants growing on the rooftop.
09 In the middle09 In the middle
09 In the middle

Walking through the souk we felt like we were in the middle of a maze.
10 Looking down10 Looking down
10 Looking down

Looking down from a restaurant's roof.
11 To the centre11 To the centre
11 To the centre

Walking towards the central square- Djemaa el Fna.
12 To the centre12 To the centre
12 To the centre

Walking towards the central square- Djemaa el Fna.
13 Stalls13 Stalls
13 Stalls

Market stalls selling nuts and dried fruit.
14 Around the square14 Around the square
14 Around the square

Surrounding the main square, there are mosques and many restaurants.
15 Tea15 Tea
15 Tea

Charlotta drinking the local tea- mint tea with fresh mint and lots of sugar. It is delicious.
16 Lunch16 Lunch
16 Lunch

Vegetarian cous-cous.
17 Stalls17 Stalls
17 Stalls

Stalls aimed at tourists selling many leather goods.
18 Djemaa el F18 Djemaa el F
18 Djemaa el F

The main square as seen from another restaurant's roof.
19 Sunset19 Sunset
19 Sunset

The sun is setting behind the minaret.
20 Juice20 Juice
20 Juice

Lots of fresh orange juice.
21 Minaret21 Minaret
21 Minaret

The minaret of a grand mosque.


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