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© 2007 - 2010 David Adler

Morocco

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Musical accompaniment in the enclosed courtyard of the restaurant Le Ziryab (Gastronomie Marocaine) in Rabat. Light fixture on the roof deck of Le Ziryab (Gastronomie Marocaine) in Rabat. Stork nesting on the remains of the Merenid zaouia (a religious institution that functioned as a mosque, center of learning, and hostel for pilgrims and students) within the walls of the Chellah Necropolis in Rabat.
The Hassan Tower and remains of the Hassan Mosque's prayer hall in Rabat. Serving mint tea at the Cafe Maure in the Oudaia Kasbah, Rabat. Rue Souika in the medina of Meknes.
Men sit by the Bab Mansour el-Aleuj (Gate of the Victorious Renegade) in Meknes. Olives and other items artfully arranged in the Meknes souk. Ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis with the town of Moulay Idriss in the distance.
A conversation at the tailor's in the Mellah of Fes. Minarets are framed by the Bab Boujeloud in Fes Coca Cola delivery in the Fes medina.
A view of the leather tannery in the Fes medina. A view of the Fes medina. The black smoke is from the kilns of the pottery workshops. Snow covered peaks of the High Atlas mountains.
Mountain road in the High Atlas mountains Fossils are highlighted and polished at a workshop in Erfoud. Hicham, our Taureg guide, tells us about the history of the Oulad Abdelhalim Ksar.
Bedouin children in the Sahara desert near Erfoud. Riding on top of the Land Rover as we approach the dunes of the Sahara desert near Erfoud. Late afternoon shadows of our group's caravan of camels trekking up the dunes of the Sahara desert near Erfoud.
The sheer cliffs of the Todra Gorge near Tinerhir. One of the roadside merchants takes his lunch break. Todra Gorge near Tinerhir. Behind the Ben Morro Kasbah in Skoura.
Streams of sunlight illuminate a palm tree near the Amerhidil Kasbah in Skoura. Ait Ben Haddou Ksar, the site of many movies. Greetings at the cafe near Tizi-n-Ait Imger pass.
The winding road of Tizi-n-Tichka Pass Road. A Moroccan cattle drive. Nighttime view of the garden and fountains of the Meridien N'Fis in Marrakech.
A morning smoke in the garden plaza near the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech. One of the many ornamented ceilings in the Bahai Palace in Marrakech. Cones of powdered spices were common the the souks.
A conversation in the stall of a shoe vendor in the Marrakech souk. Weekly Berber market in Ourika. Berber barber in Ourika.
We visited a Berber home for a demonstration of how to make mint tea. Dessert selection at the Meridien N'Fis in Marrakech. Goats (and goat herders) hang out in the trees on the road from Marrakech to Essaouira.
Essaouira McDonald's in Casablanca. I wonder if the McArabia will ever be available in the States. Outside of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.
The main prayer hall of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. Ablution room in the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. The sun dips into the Atlantic ocean in Rabat.