I cruised out of the desert wasteland that is Eastern Morocco into Marrakesh. Marrakesh is quite the city. Its certainly more aggressive and southern capital maintains a relentless pace.
Marrakesh would probably be just another imperial city without the addition of the famous Djenaa el Fna, the focal point of the Medina.
The sounds, smells, sights all add up to make Marrakesh a great focal point to southern Morocco. The square is massive. During the day you can see acrobats, dancers, musicians, fable tellers, snake charmers, henna artists, and more! By night the place becomes a huge open-air restaurant.
The souqs are much more touristed and you can pick up some wonderful gear here. I choose to purchase four white shirts and another great leather bag. You will probably see me wearing my shirts for the next while, they are perfect for travel.
Tons of animals lit up the square. I saw monkeys, snakes, chameleons, turtles, cats , dogs, parrots, and even a darting chipmunk.
During the day you can shop, or if your patient, get your entire body painted with henna. Im not posting any souq photos because your all seen way too much of them in past posts. (Although Marrakesh has the largest in Morocco)
I mostly choose to dart through the crowds and try to take pictures of all the crazy snakes. They aggressively want you to pay them for photos.
Stopping to listen to the story tellers is something else. These guys are often deliriously ranting about something silly, most of the time its in Arabic so I couldn't understand.
By night the square gets even more interesting. The tourists seem to disappear as all the vendors cook up a storm. My favorite was snail soup with some lamb kebabs.
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