Photos 2016 » 160209-Morocco Highlights

Morocco Highlights.

It snowed the day we left. This picture was taken at the...	Plane spotting in Paris - note the A380 in the...	The airport in Casablanca. 27 January 2016	This is the exterior of Rabat's Royal Palace,...	We were quite surprised at the number of cats. Good...	This is the ruins of Chellah, a 14th Century Merinid...
The mausoleum of King Mohammed V in Rabat. 28 January...	Fountain of the Hassan Tower in Rabat. The tower itself...	A musician on the streets of Rabat. 28 January 2016	We stopped at a local market on the way to Fes. 29...	A bicycle is a typical way of getting around in...	A ceramics workshop in Fes, specializing in the deep blue...
One of the potters. 29 January 2016	The potter let Judy try her hand at it. She liked...	Part of the walled city of Fes. 29 January 2016	Detail of the gates of the traditional Jewish quarter in...	A basin used for ancient Jewish rites. 30 January 2016	A street in the Mellah. 30 January 2016
On our way to the souks (markets) of Fes. 30 January...	Small boy in the souk. 30 January 2016	Detail of the Medina in Fes. 30 January 2016	The tannery in Fes. 30 January 2016	A local family in Fes who hosted four of our group for...	On the way to Volubilis. 31 January 2016
At Volubilis. One of the most well-preserved Roman...	More of the Roman ruins at Volubilis. 31 January 2016	John, a fellow traveler, with our guide, Aziz at...	Flocks of sheep with their shepherds were...	Olives and lemons in the Meknes market. 31 January 2016	Baskets for sale in the Meknes market. 31 January 2016
The immense stables - a massive structure that once held...	Judy suggested we go to a hookah lounge. And nearly...	Our bathroom in the riad (small hotel) in Fes. 31...	Sweet baboo was along for our adventures. 1 February...	Macaque monkeys at a rest area between Fes and...	We stopped to talk with some nomads on our way across the...
The nomads' roosters. 1 February 2016	Morocco certainly has varied geological and ecological...	Calm still waters reflecting the Middle Atlas...	We toured a stone factory which featured fossils embedded...	A workman at the stone works. 2 February 2016	An interesting door in the ksar Ouled Abd El Halim, near...
We visited with a local family in Rissani. 2 February...	Our fellow traveler, John, who came closest to being as...	John and Judy on top of a dune. 2 February 2016	A passing caravan - not a group tour. 2 February 2016	Children of the nomadic family we visited in the Great...	Sunset over the Sahara. 2 February 2016
Sunrise over the Sahara, with our bivouac in the...	Early morning on the dunes. 3 February 2016	Judy's camel is upstanding. 3 February 2016	Our group getting ready to leave the camp for a walk in...	Bill H, John, Pat, and Aziz. Photo taken by Judy from...	Judy liked her camel. 3 February 2016
We stopped at an oasis to learn about the plants and...	Gnawa musicians in Khamlia, a remote desert village. ...	Every time we stepped out of our 4x4 vehicles, children...	Sunset over the dunes. 3 February 2016	Part of an aqueduct and water canalization project. The...	A Moroccan talks about how they used to get water out of...
A picture taken from the dry bottom of the well. 4...	A plough hanging in a small local museum in the town of...	The alleyways of Khourvat. 4 February 2016	Much to everyone's surprise, and to the delight of our...	At Ait Benhaddou (a mountainside ksar - fortified city),...	Judy harvesting a type of alfalfa, using local...
Ait Benhaddou, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site...	We stopped at a women's coop, Imik Smik (meaning,...	The lobby of our hotel in Ouarzazate, the Hollywood of...	The road over the pass in the High Atlas Mountains is...	Aspen in the canyons of the High Atlas Mountains. 6...	A snake charmer in the legendary Djemma El-Fna Square in...
The square in Marrakech was quite crowded. Note the...	Early morning on the street of our hotel in...	The synagogue in Marrakech. 7 February 2016	A door in the Bahia (the word Bahia means "beautiful")...	More intricate work at the Bahia Palace. 7 February...	A square tower, part of the fortified city of...
Interior detail of the Saadian Tombs in Marrakech. 7...	The small kitten would not stop following Judy, although...	Storks in Marrakech. 7 February 2016	Moroccan rugs in Marrakech. 7 February 2016	Outside the restaurant where we ate lunch in...	Sunset on the square of Marrakech. 7 February 2016
A fountain in the Jardin de Majorelle in Marrakech. 8...	A banana tree in the jardin. 8 February 2016	Any questions? 8 February 2016	Doors in the Museum of Marrakech. 8 February 2016	Inside the Museum of Marrakech. 8 February 2016	Details inside the museum. 8 February 2016
Detail inside the 14th century Ali Ben Youssef Medersa (a...	Details from the Ali Ben Youssef Medersa. 8 February...	Street scene in Marrakech. 8 February 2016	The underground oven where lamb is roasted. We ate this...	Street scene of Marrakech. 8 February 2016	In the Jewish market of Marrakech. 8 February 2016
Cat. 8 February 2016	More scenes from the Jewish Market. 8 February 2016	Always road construction - an asphalt train. 9...	Always sheep. 9 February 2016	On the road to Casablanca. 9 February 2016	The French clock tower in Casablanca. 9 February 2016
The people of Casablanca. 9 February 2016	The local workers' union was on strike for higher wages...	The Atlantic surf at Casablanca. High tide was in, so we...	Construction in Casablanca. 9 February 2016	Back to the airport in Casablanca. Sunrise. 10...	Plane spotting in Casablanca. 10 February 2016
Do you see one or two clementines? 10 February 2016	Just one. 10 February 2016

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