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Entrance to the tanneries
Not as big or impressive as the tanneries of Fes but still very interesting. Because they do not see many tourists there, we got the grand tour and got to walk right on the tanning pits.
Marrakech Madness
May 17th 2009 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 ). Our taxi driver did not have a meter in his car and thus after negotiating what seemed a good price to us (200DH down
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
