On train to Marrakech

MARAKECH Where things started to go horribly bad.

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June 16th 2008
We hit the sack on the train to Marrakech at about 22:30. My sleeping companion decided that he’d use his blanket as the bed sheeting and the sheeting as his blanket. Each to their own. I took a sleeping pill at about 23:00 and slept like a baby for four or five hours. Woke up early and cat napped until the sun rose. Got up around 07:00 and watched the scenery whiz past. We were supposed to get ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more