Moroccan high~ Part II

MARRAKECH

Riding on the sightseeing bus
'round town n outskirts of Marrakech
superb view of the city
lotsa brown architecture
with palm trees as backdrop.

roadsigns in Arabic & French

typical Moroccan brown mud walls

Driving thru a Palm tree plantation

Jardin Majorelle
an eccentric garden
built n designed by an artist
wide array of plants, esp cactuses
bright-coloured pavillions n verandas to match with it.

us, in the midst of tall, huge cactuses

the signature Palm trees
WOW!

i dunno wat they were up to??!

LUNCH TIME!

Crazily expensive restaurant
that a taxi-driver lured us to.
Fascinating interior
decorated with an authentic touch
extremely exotic
but with some insane prices as well.
at least we got a look at it. haa.

mosaic tiles line the walls of moroccan buildings
pictures of the King of Morocco hang everywhere
they seem to worship him a whole lot
very young to be a king, merely 45yrs of age..

alas, we found an affordable yet authentic restaurant
to rest our feet, n savage our hunger
althou we missed the opportunity to try Sheep's head,
(the open-air markets only start at night)
we had a fuckin good meal here too..

Stewed dishes called 'tajines' are part of typical Morocco cuisine
we had stewed chicken, lamb
and my incredible beef with prunes.
the best ive ever eaten..

a typical platter for making stews Tajines.


Ivar patting his chicken

my best beef stew~!

the array of Moroccan desserts

One last glimpse of the infamous
circus of Moroccan acrobats, musicians, performers
in the marketplace Djemma el Fna..

Royal theatre

CASABLANCA
Got back to the modern city of Casa again
to catch our flight back home
This time round, we had to catch a glimpse
of the World's 2nd largest mosque
Hassan II Mosque.

Real magnificent
the grand Plaza surrounding it
huge dome-shaped gates
intricate islamic carvings
the grandeur of it all
was enough to impress even a non-muslim..
apparently it's 2nd biggest,
right after the Mecca.
it's big enough to hold Pari's Notre Dame,
or Russia's St Petersburg...

we looked tiny against the gigantic backdrop.
Unfortunately we couldnt visit the interior of the mosque
cos the some VIP from Latvia
had just chosen to visit the place
the same day as us.
the same Latvian king or watever
we had seen in Marrakech!

Chillin out at a cafe
before we catch the flight home
look at the posers
with their not-too-manly milkshakes lol.

my chocolate crepe!
we were debating on how to pronounce that word.
damn, these people..

time to say goodbye again
Shukran (thank you in Arabic)
it was such great fun with these frens!!
laughed alot, esp at Ivar's silly jokes
woo-ed & ahh-ed alot,
by this amazing country.

Morocco's been such an interesting adventure ive experienced sights n sounds that nowhere else had ever offered such display of culture, authenticity, original arabic lifestyle. I'll be back!!!