The history of Marrakech, a city in southern Morocco, stretches back nearly a thousand years. The country of Morocco itself is named after it. Founded c. 1070 by the Almoravids as the capital of their empire,Marrakech went on to also serve as the imperial capital of the Almohad Caliphate from 1147.
We stayed in the heart of the old city and grabbed some lunch as soon as we arrived. This place overlooked the market area.
The food was awesome, interesting flavors and spices. I definitely ate a lot of lamb.
over looking the market
Another view of the night market from another restaurant, so much always going on
Sealing the deal with our super sketchy travel guide
The ATV ride ended up being epic! Complete with a ride to this wonderful lake for a nice dip with the locals
Drawing some water from the well
Enjoying some fresh tea
Awesome simple life many of these people lead. Brought to life the image of the Good Shepherd tending his sheep, watching and guiding them through the day.
The Atlas mountains outside the city
In a village near the mountains
An outdoor sauna for the men, the sauna for the ladies was just inside the building
One of the women that lives here
Typical kitchen
Tool used to make butter
Wonderful mint tea
Women carrying loads of grass to feed their animals, these women are beasts!
Village in the mountains
the tourist version of camel riding
They made the mistake of falling asleep next to me :)
Ate lunch on the river, you can see the tables in the bottom right corner of the picture above
Hiked up to a waterfall, the water was surprisingly very cold
Yet another victim, nice work Adam!
Enjoying the beach in Barcelona
Yum some Paella!!!
great capture jojo ! now i am dreaming of morocco!
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