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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