Here are the pics from our brief visit to Marrakech and the Altas mountains. We didn't take a ton of pics in the city and of the souks (markets). They were incredible but definitely sketchy and we didn't feel comfortable taking out our nice camera. We did, however, get some great pics in the mountains- enjoy!
During out first nights in Marrakech we stayed in a Riad, an old style Moroccan house where all of the rooms and windows open inward on a courtyard. Our Riad was beautiful, which is good since I spent a whole day there recovering from the cols I caught in France.
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| Outside of the Riad in the Medina. It's a maze of alleys and corridors. |
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| The door |
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| And then the inside....beautiful! |
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| Close up of the interior decoration |
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| Our room |
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| Beautiful |
After a couple days in Marrakech we headed up to Imlil, a village in the Atlas Mountains and the starting point for numerous treks in the area. We stayed at the Kasbah du Toubkal, a beautiful retreat and one of Travel magazine's top 100 hotels. The Kasbah was beautiful and had great views of the mountains, including Toubkal, which at just over 4,000m is the highest in North Africa.
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| Toubkal |
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| Kasbah. Despite being a destination for trekkers, Imlil is really a tiny Berber village. The Kasbah sits on a hill towering over the town. We had to hike up ~15 mins to get to the Kasbah. |
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| Our room |
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| Most comfortable room we've had for a while- even though there's no internet or TV. :) |
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| View from our balcony |
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| Door at the Kasbah |
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| Mule- the only way to travel... |
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| Sheep! |
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| Berber village- the building with the tall tower is the mosque. |
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| Enjoying mint tea on the Kasbah terrace. Tony staying warm in his Berber Jedi robe. :) |
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| Snow on our last morning at the Kasbah! |
