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The Yellow Brick Road

Photo AlbumJun 13, '07 12:43 AM
for everyone
Walking tour of the medina: became prayerful and educated at the Youssef Ben Medersa, paid our respects at the Saadien Tombs, went camera-crazy at the Koutoubia, got our second wind back at the Riad des Epices bargaining for saffron, duped into staying at the carpet shop, hung out at the Musee de Marrakech, wandered the famous souqs for our foodie adventures and to reach the main highlight, the famous sqaure: Djemaa el-Fna, a UNESCO site for being a 'masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity'


At the entrance
  

to the Ali Ben Youssef Medersa
  

Or the Koranic University
  

Wong and me
  

Fantastic stucco
  

Taking a shot of the prayer room inside
  

The actual pic
  

Arches
  

arches
  

arches
  

more arches
  

arches everywhere!
  

Even the walls have arches
  

Another FPJ pose!
  

Posing
  

in the
  

upstairs
  

window
  

14th century skylight
  

One of 132 student rooms
  

132 rooms for 900 students!
  

Sample student #1
  

#2
  

Hallway windows
  

More windows for posing
  

Now you see me
  

Now you don't!
  

Yotch and Les
  

Allan and Wong
  

Looking out to the courtyard
  

Best picture contender
  

Best picture winner
  

Ahia
  

Stolen shots
  

Saadien Tombs
  

The gardens outside the tombs
  

Marrakech's most famous landmark
  

The Koutoubia
  

Spot the difference
  

with these pics
  

Why is Yotch suddenly as tall as Allan?
  

AHA!!!
  

Group shot... nawala ang minaret!
  

Wonderful colors at the spice shop
  

Entering the carpet store
  

Trying out the loom
  

It's not as easy as it looks!
  

Allan's turn
  

Tying a goodluck bracelet
  

I wish I could take better pictures
  

Yotch does a better job
  

Concentration is key
  

Posing inside the carpet store
  

One more shot
  

Relaxing on the couch
  

Walking through the souqs
  

Selling everything
  

from pots
  

silver
  

paintings
  

hookahs
  

shawls
  

more shawls, throws, carpets
  

plates
  

and more plates
  

At the Musee de Marrakech
  

The famous courtyard
  

and the famous lamp
  

with some aliens
  

and another one
  

Lamp up close
  

and personal
  

Walking the many halls
  

Arches again
  

More stucco
  

Aaaaahhh...
  

That's better
  

What am I looking at?
  

Ahia
  

Ahia and Yotch
  

Relaxing
  

at one of the the many couches
  

Wong and Allan
  

Wong and me
  

View from the couch
  

Wong all locked up
  

The lazy ones
  

The most lazy one
  

Toubba Almoravid
  

The city's oldest monument
  

Ahia
  

More of the ruins around
  

Wong and Allan
  

Camera-hogs
  

Walking back to the square
  

Trying out our pistachio and nut bars
  

Greedy
  

greedy
  

Guess who's not excited to try... :)
  

The green stuff
  

Intriguing display
  

Calf brain... raw and supposedly cooked
  

Ahia tries first
  

Yummy
  

Oops careful, everything in!
  

Yotch attempts next
  

And Wong...
  

Big bite
  

while Bei looks grossed out
  

Ewww...
  

Even ewwww-er...
  

Even Lester tries
  

So how can I not?
  

Washing it down with orange juice
  

B4 the fight - that's me counting change
  

The hunt for ostrich eggs
  

Djemaa el-Fna alive with storytellers
  

A rapt audience
  

More wares on display
  

Spices
  

Hanging out at Cafe Argana
  

Perfect view below
  

Watching the circles congregate
  

As day turns
  

to dusk
  

to twilight
  

to night
  


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