Exploring our hotel Riad Ksar Ighnda
2022年10月31日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
This hotel is situated on a restored casbah and mosque. The views are a gourmet from our elevated position, the hotel food, less so.
Ait Benhaddou
2022年10月31日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
450 steps takes you to the top of this UNESCO world heritage site. It is a ksar, or fortified city along what was a caravan route in years gone by.
Majorelle Garden
2022年11月1日, モロッコ ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
This garden originally the property of French artist Jacques Majorelle, was purchased by Yves Saint Laurent and restored to its original glory 20 years after the death of Jacques. A Berber museum isもっと詳しく
Sights in Medina of Marrakech
2022年11月1日, モロッコ ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Lots to see.
Shave and a haircut….six bits!
2022年11月1日, モロッコ ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
I am in Morocco and need a haircut So I adopted my game face and negotiated the price for a haircut down to half what I would pay in Canada. Pleased with the result, I sat in the chair. I did get moreもっと詳しく
Laila has us over for dinner
2022年11月1日, モロッコ ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Laila is a local middle class woman who opened her home to us for dinner. With the help of a couple of neighbours, she puts together a very delicious Moroccan meal. Her youngest daughter helps asもっと詳しく
Koutoubia Minaret and Bahia Palace
2022年11月1日, モロッコ ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A morning tour in Marrakech.
Shopping in style!
2022年11月2日, モロッコ ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Treating ourselves to a stylin’ ride downtown, we hired a local cab. Only one stop on the way, at a wholistic oils and spice shop. The team of horses were well fed and our driver was the son of theもっと詳しく
Snakecharmers
2022年11月2日, モロッコ ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Finding ourselves in snake charmer square, Dianne and I were reluctant to get too close to them. Dave however, had engaged a group for photos and had a small snake around his neck. Snake charmers areもっと詳しく
Looking for bargains!
2022年11月2日, モロッコ ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I’m only along for the ride here.
End to a great day
2022年11月3日, モロッコ ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Hotel pics with a donut theme.
Cooking class
2022年11月3日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
This was a very well equipped culinary school. We all made Moroccan salad, Zaalook salad and Chicken Tagine with preserved lemon and olives. I did enjoy my cooking as I got to eat it for lunch. Iもっと詳しく
Goat tree
2022年11月3日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
These trees bear strange fruit. The back story is that the goats like the nuts that grow in the trees. The nut season is past so some enterprising folk have charmed the goats into staying in the treesもっと詳しく
Argon oil
2022年11月3日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
The tree is 500 years old. It is also the tree that the goats like to climb and eat the nuts from. If you can keep the goats away, the nuts will naturally fall to the ground and the locals pickup theもっと詳しく
Night out in Essaouira
2022年11月3日, モロッコ ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Dal L’Oussie is our accommodations in Essaouira. This coastal city of around 80 thousand inhabitants is laid back and scenic. We enjoyed our dinner at Resto du Coeur and night out at Tarot, aもっと詳しく
Walking tour Essaouira
2022年11月4日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Guide Rashida who was born and raised here gave us a walking tour of the city. Seafood is the menu du jour.
Still walking
2022年11月4日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Another part of our walking tour brought us to a synagogue. Jews have been in Morocco from around 800 bc.
The city is fortified and the last time the canons were fired was in the early 1800, againstもっと詳しく
My feet are sore!
2022年11月4日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
It might not look like it from the pictures, but there are some excellent shopping opportunities.
Tapas, Tattoos & Gnawa music
2022年11月4日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
It is our penultimate night in Morocco and we celebrated together at the Dar with dancing drinks, food and henna.
Casablanca City Hall & Notre Dame
2022年11月5日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The eglise Notre Dame De Lourdes was finished in 1956, making it the newest cathedral we have ever visited. The walls were all stain glass. It was stunning.
Hassan II Mosque
2022年11月5日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This mosque is the 7th largest in the world (according to our guide) and was completed in 6 years, being finished in 1993. It can accommodate 105,000 worshipers. Inside 5,00 women upstairs, 20,000 menもっと詳しく
Last night in Morocco! Casablanca
2022年11月5日, モロッコ ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Dianne and I didn’t get to spend much time in out Casablanca hotel. We checked out at 10:30 pm for a 2:30 am flight to Frankfurt, but there was time for a farewell dinner with all of our travellingもっと詳しく
Final thoughts
2022年11月6日, カナダ ⋅ ☁️ -15 °C
What a fantastic trip! Yes, we are tired. We met and travelled with new friends from all over. One fellow grew up in Iran and still visits family there annually. Another couple live in a formerもっと詳しく













































































































































































