Sunday 15 April 2007

Morocco

King Hassam II Mosque. Largest reglious monument for Muslims after Mecca

 

The walled city of Rabat

 

Moroccan architecture, Rabat

 

The lanes and doorways of a typical Moroccan town

 

Interior of a beautiful mosque

 

The ruins of Volubilis, capital of the Roman province of Mauritania Tingitana

 

Moroccan souks showing confectionary, string, brass and clothes merchants

Woodworker, Fez

 

Tanning leather dyes, Fez
 

Shoes for sale; cloth weavers and their shops

 

A Moroccan guide
 

Examples of typical Moroccan architecture and tile mosaics

Ron embarking on a camel safari through the Merzouga Sand Sea

 

Hiking the Todra Gorge - the Grand Canyon of Morocco

 

Moroccan goat and sheep herders, Todra Gorge

Dades Valley "Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs"; lunch in a shady outdoor restaurant

Views of Ait Benhaddou, Berber settlement. A UNESCO World Heritage Site

 

The coastal fishing village of Essaouria

 

Local peeling Argan nuts to make Argan Oil. Tree climbing goats of Morocco

 

The beautiful Jardin Majorellle Garden owned and run by the Yves Saint Laurent Foundation, Marrakesh