Back in Marrakesh

After a long day travel from the desert, we tried out the street stalls for dinner. The food was good and cheap!



Typical meal. Mixed veg, chicken skewers.

And our fav, fresh squeezed OJ








Bab Agnaou one of the 20 gates to the city of Marrakesh.

















Your average back alley in the city. We would wander thru mazes of these to get to our Riad.











Badi Palace a 16th century palace that was once paved with gold!













The Bahia Palace where P. Diddy threw a big bash once!!
Filled with floor to ceiling decoration and mosaics it took 14 years to complete and has 150 rooms!










Spices and herbs for sale in the Souks.










Typical street scene.









This guy chatted us up about all the herbs and spices he sold. He painted my face with Kohl to represent that I was married. We saw many women wearing this makeup in the streets. He also gave Suds and handful of cumin to swallow to settle his tummy! He was very nice and he learnt a lot. I went back and bought some stuff from him later.




The 70 meter high Koutoubia Minaret. We could nearly always see it so we knew where we were! There is a mosque attached but non-Muslims aren't allowed in.












Olives for sale in the Souks










The doorway to the mosque at Koutoubia Minaret










Saadian Tombs where a sultan buried all his wives, servants, concubines and family. Over 170 in total!!



















Patisserie Hilton. Heaps of tea time snacks!! We never made it back here to test them out but they sure looked good!!













Everywhere we went there were cats and kittens. Even in the deep desert, which was even worse because you know someone had to bring them there. It became our mission to feed them. We saved scraps from dinner for them and then started to buy tins of sardines and roamed the alleys looking for unfortunate kittens. After a bit we felt guilty for feeding the animals and not the people so we bought some fruit and handed that out as well.