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| Marlowe's Dr Faustus A gripping production. Two hours with no interval... "Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight, And Burned is Apollo's laurel bough That sometime grew within this learned man. Faustus is gone. Regard his hellish fall " |
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| Next morning a walk by a very swollen River Avon. This is the walkway to the ferry across the river |
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| Lachlan & Austin are pleased to find candy floss with the deserts |
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| In the Cyber Garden there were information touch screens The photo did not come out too well because of the flash However, the top line ..... A Z E R T Y U I O P Next line ..... Q S D F G H J K L M Ooh err .... |
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| One night this guy was playing outside the restaurant in the hotel It was fascinating to watch the way he kept the tassel twirling on his hat |
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| We walked to the Artisan Centre All types of craft shops, but fixed price, no bartering. Much more manageable than the Souk Paul looks at the hides |
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| I look at the finished handbags |
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| This is the outside of the leather shop Paul bought a couple of caps and I bought a purse |
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| A very pleasant place to be |
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| We took a guided walking tour of the city so that we could learn more of the history This is the Mosque of the Kasbah |
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| This is the Katoubia Mosque - the one we could see from our bedroom. The area to the left is the remains of the palace built by the Almohads. In 1147 they were defeated by the Almoravids who considered the palace to be sacriligous and destroyed it to build the Mosque. |
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| We walked through the food market in the Kasbah district Much more interesting than the tourist Souk This photo is not able to portray the noise and the smell Especially the shops selling fish or live chickens |
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| These are the Saadiens Tombs. 160 graves of royalty from the era of Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur 1578-1603 The area was subsequently bricked up by a jealous later leader and rediscovered in 1917 |
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| A street musician and our guide for the tour. Again the clever twirling of the tassel on the hat These black musicians are descendants of the slaves that used to be traded through the coastal town of Essouria around 150 kilometers away on the Atlantic coast. |
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| Bread and water is put out for the birds every day The birdsong is a joy |
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| This is the smaller heated pool 26'C against 10'C for the large unheated |
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| Another birthday Happy 23rd Rebecca |
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| A haven of peace and quiet in this crazy city |
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| Parts of he garden are alongside the Medina walls, roses are fantastic, but why the random holes in the wall ? Research needed |
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| The garden is just so peaceful after the chaos of the town Students use it for an access to wifi and a place to study |
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| We went out of Marrakech in 4x4s to the Atlas Mountains |
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| This was our second stop, to drink mint tea in a Berber home First stop had been a pottery shop |
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| This is the outside of the house |
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| A pleasant lunch stop and this was the view from the roof |
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| A view of a typical Berber village Lots more stunning views of snow capped mountains, lost for ever. |
