Sup, its Nash. I like traveling and for Christmas in 2009 I got a trip to Morocco
from my parents. Pretty sweet right? I was looking forward to it a lot. I'd never been to Africa before. In late May (during my exams. tee hee) my dad and I left for Morocco.
While flying over Marrakesh (where we were supposed to be landing) the pilot said that it was too foggy there and we had to land in Agadir to the south. Agadir is a five hour drive through desert and mountains from Marrakesh. A German guy at the front of the plane stood up and shouted MARRAKESH, NICHT AGADIR (Marrakesh, not Agadir). When we landed he refused to get off the plane.
It was hot and really dry, being on the edge of the Sahara desert. There is a pic of me at the airport above. We waited at the entrance for an hour for the airline to get us some buses to Marrakech. They sent two very large buses, but we didn't make it on those. The airline sent another, smaller minibus later that we eventually got on. It was full of Germans so the bus driver, who spoke no English or German, put a cassette of Nina singing 99 Luftballons on. The drive was long. We stopped for some food on the way. We eventually made it to Marrakesh in the evening and got to our hotel.
The pictures above show one of the oldest universities in the world and a Medersa (Islamic School). It was cool to see the decorative doors and rooms. The intricacy of the carvings was phenomenal.
Taking an OJ break at an orange juice cart on the main square in Marrakesh, Djemaa el Fna. They basically blended an orange and poured it in a cup. It was some of the best orange juice I've tasted. mmmmm
Walking through the labyrinthine streets of the old town in Marrakesh. The city had many souqs, areas of town that sell specific things. Leather, meat, bread, metals, and all kinds of products were available. It was cool to see all these things.
Got attacked by these two older men. Sweet hats though.
Walkin around by the tower of a Medersa. There were so many interesting things to see, it was hard to concentrate on just one of them.
Sitting at one of the many food stalls on Djemaa el Fna and chowing down on some Moroccan bread, couscous, and mint tea (they called it "Berber whiskey"). We saw the tea everywhere. They drink it like water, so we thought, when in rome. We drank it all the time. It was strong and quite tasty.
Taking a carriage ride through the crazy streets of Marrakesh. It reminded me a lot of Indonesia. We followed the town walls, went by the King's palace, and passed by a KFC (they have it in Morocco, and not Bonn?).
A shot of Djemaa el Fna where we had dinner and lunch most of the time. We got a bit lost in the alleyways of Marrakesh, but we eventually made it to the train station to catch our train to Fez in the north. Marrakesh was pretty awesome. The sights, the noises, and expecially the smells were so interesting there.
