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Did a two week road trip through Morocco: Marrakech,
Quarzatte, Efoud, Erg Chebbi (tent), Fès, Meknès, Rabat, Casablanca, El
Jadida, Marrakech |
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Tombeau saadiens, a prime example of arabic
architecture |
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Mosque de la Kasbah |
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Typical portal as they exist at all private
homes |
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typical street scene in Marrakech |
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Jeema el-fna, Marrakech's main square at
day.. |
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and at night with thousands of people and
drums, vibrating like hardly any place I have seen before |
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Jardin Majorelle |
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One of the many beautiful dinner locations we
had |
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Imlil near the Asni ski station in the Atlas
mountains |
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On the road from Asni back to Marrakech |
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Picture from the roof down to the inner court
of the Angsana Riad Lydines, a beautiful place with very kind people |
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On the road towards the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass
(2,260m) with some intriguing fellow drivers |
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View through the former harem window of the
Dar-Glaoui Kasbah in Teoulét |
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Ksar Ait Banhaddou UNESCO world culture
habitat which served as backdrop for many movies (e.g. Gladiator) |
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Inner view of Dar Kamar Hotel in Quarzazate,
this time already African style |
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On the "Road of the 1,000 Kasbahs" |
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Drive to Ilmilchil through the Gorges du
Dadés |
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Grand Canyon Morocco style (Gorges du Dadés) |
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Drive to Assoul through the Gorges du Todra |
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Gorges du Todra |
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The upper part of the Gorges du Torda were
there were no tourists |
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On the way back |
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On the way to Erfoud with more intriguing
road companions |
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dito |
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Metal workshop in Erfoud |
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Approaching the dunes near Erfoud |
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Sunset in the dunes |
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Sunrise in the dunes |
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Ski station near Azrou |
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Cedar forst nearAzrou |
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Azrou |
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Ifrane, the "Switzerland of Morocco" (no, not
because of the big construction site) |
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Leather works in Fès |
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In the Medina of Fès |
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The King's Palace in Fès (he has other
palaces in other cities) |
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One of many impressive completely original
and non-protected mosaïcs in the Roman city of Volubilis |
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Former main road in Bolubilis |
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Heri es-souani, gigantic former warehouse in
Meknès |
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Entrance to the Mausolée de Mohammed V in
Rabat |
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Interior of the Mausoleum |
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View of the modern port of Rabat with modern
streetcars (tramways) |
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No this is not Greece but Kasbah de Oudaïas
in Rabat |
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Rick's Café in Casablanca |
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Grande Mosquée Hassan II in Casablance, with
the 200m high Minarett which holds 105,000 visitors |
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Modern shopping mall in Casablanca,
www.anfashopping.com |
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Modern promenada in front of the shopping
mall |
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El-Jadida (formerly a portuguese city) |
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Portuguese water reservoir |
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Reverse culture shock at our last hotel, the
Mazagan Beach Resort |
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Horse-riding show at the hotel beach |
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More reverse culture shock |