Monday 26 June 2017

Granada

In the Alhambra palace Granada

Looking across to the Alhambra

Granada street scence

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Alhambra gardens


Old part of Alhambra for defence


Burger King in Granada was cool and had free drink refills. Heaven


More Alhambra

Marrakesh last night and red hot Seville

Snake charmers in the Medina. Australia-big snakes


Dinner above the snakes

Tommy Cooper?

After red hot Marrakesh it was hotter in Seville

Cheap beer at the 100 Montaditos pubs made the hot weather a pleasure

Flamenco

Palaz de Espana Seville

Cathedral in Seville incorporating the minaret from the time of the Moors.

Alcazar palace. Youngmi with Marakesh hair do

Alcazar gardens

Outside of the bullfighting ring

Friday 16 June 2017

Mount Toubkal refuge


After a taxi ride from Marakesh to Imlil , about 1 hour, we walked for five hours to the Mt Toubkal refuge. 


1st refuge


Wayside drink stall

Essaouira Atlantic coast Morocco

Essaouira fort looking to the Atlantic

The fish market

One of the maze of streets





From the fort to the Old Town


Comfort plus bus back to Marrakech. Good bus, good price book near rail station

Reclining comfort plus. This is the life


Palais el Badia et Tombs of the Sadians

Storks on the old palace. What a nest!


Saladian tombs. Old rulers of Marakesh when it was the centre of an empire.. Gorgeous


Seriously big and most impressive

The Iftar meal at a cafe across from out hotel. There was a set meal to break the ramadan fast. Poor and old people were fed for free as part of the hospitality tradition






Monday 12 June 2017

More Marrakech 43 degs


We have tea with a korean speaking shopkeeper. He worked in Korea for one year

Yves st Laurent garden in Marakesh