Morocco trip with Travis 2025
This years annual trip with the Travman is to.....Morocco!!! This is my second trip (the first was 20+ years ago), Travis' first so it is an experience for both of us. So far, the trip and Morocco has not dissappointed although we did have our normal 'adventure' when arriving yesterday...honestly, the hotel site said .7 miles from the airport!! Based on the absolute lack of wifi at the airport so no phone, and the belief in the closeness of the hotel, we decided to walk it at 7pm. Well, 90+ minutes later we arrived.
The first real day was planned to be an ad hoc day as we have an all day excursion scheduled for day 2 (4th November). The day started early, left the hotel at 8:30 and headed the 2.5 kilometers to the main mosque in the old town. FYI, Marrakech is divided into two halves. The half we are staying in is the new town. The old town has all the main attractions such as the souks and main mosque.
The two haves are seper\ated by a pretty impressive wall (see photo above).
It took us little while to get to the main mosque but it was worth it. Not nearly as nice as the blue mosque or Sofia in Istanbul but nothing really does compare to those.
...from the maain mosque we made our way to the main souk(s). Now, if you've never been to the Middle East or North Africa, a souk is a market. Actually, it is chaos on a new level totally alien to anyone from Europe and the USA. That being said, Borough Market in London can be mad but, it is more organised and you don't get people aggressively trying to get you to buy stuff. However, compared to other North African countries, Morocco is fairly tame...just don't stop to look for more than a few seconds and ry not to engage. There are, also, a shed load of cats!!!
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