Morocco 2010

My first attempt to fly to Morocco in 2010 was stymied by volcanic ash from ICELAND. After a few months, I tried again and just made it through the new bans on air travel.

The Djemaa el Fna, North Africa’s most famous market has changed since my last visit, and is more commercial and less enjoyable. It is still a great spectacle, but I sense that the performers now  know that this is the case.

I stayed in a wonderful refuge from the hustle and bustle of the market - the Riad Assouel.

Marrakech’s tanneries are where animal hides are turned into one of Morocco's most famous products - leather. The tanners use hundreds of concrete vats to process the skins that are bought at the city skin market.

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