Saturday, October 14, 2006

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!

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2 Comments:

At 10:06 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A riot of colour and activity - you really are having experiences you will never forget.
Love Meg

 
At 11:01 pm, Blogger Pennie said...

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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