Sights and sounds in Marrakech
In the centre of Marrakech is a huge marketplace called Djemma el-Fna, with the Souqs (covered market stalls) just behind the place. All day and night the area is full of some of the strangest stalls and entertainers that we've seen.
- Snake charmers
- Fresh OJ sellers
- Bedouin (tribe) men posing in traditional costume for photos
- Men selling human and animal teeth
- Men who dance while playing castanets and spinning tassles on their hats
- Fortune tellers
- Story tellers
- Musicians (some talented, some not so)
- Monkeys
- Some crazy people who will somersault then follow you for money (because they 'entertained' you)
- Food stalls with all sorts of bizarre things
- Live iguanas, camelons and turtles
- Pairs of men with eggs, animal skins, feathers and porcupine quills
The energy and colours in the market place is just amazing. It's impossible to capture it in a photo, or with a video. But, we've tried!
2 Comments:
A riot of colour and activity - you really are having experiences you will never forget.
Love Meg
I would love to make cards out of some of these photos... the contrasts make a wonderful picture! Well done you two, love Pennie
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