the glorious Marrakech

I returned from Marrakech tonight feeling an overwhelming sense that there are other cultures and other people out there beyond my universe of comprehension. Marrakech is bustling with people and culture. It was wonderfully hot and different. It is an amazing place.

The Medina or old city houses the Djemaa El-Fna which is a large square with stalls, food, culture and spiritual brotherhoods preforming their arts. The tower in the back is the Koutubia (from Kutubiyyin, Arbic for booksellers according to the LP) which echos prayers to the square below.
Here is one of the colourful open air shops in the square with traditional Moroccan plates and cookware. The cook the tranditional couscous in the pots right below the plates. They cook outdoors and the food is so Yum-O! I loved it.
Here are the girls (Cindy, Brenda and Maria) and I at the stalls on our last night in Marrakech. The fruits that are traditional to the region are figs (yum), dates and apricots! They were so good and these sorts of stalls are all over the Djemaa El-Fna.