My friend Ed Lenert and I reached Marrakech Sunday night aboard the express outta Casablanca. We spent the next day exploring and taking snapshots of Djemaa el Fna, the city's humongous open-square marketplace. Below you'll find some of those photos. Be sure to click on "Older Posts" to view more pics.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Marrekech Express in Casablanca

 
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Scott with book and friends

 
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Our first-class-cabin mates

 
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Window view 90 mins into 3-hour trip

 
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Our train in Marrekech!

 
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Djemaa el Fna as seen from terrace

 
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Loads of style in the square

 
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Dissatisfied buggy rider

 
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Fortune-teller demands more dirhams

 
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Pretty in blue

 
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Moped-to-moped flirting at 10 kph

 
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Bike dude rounds fruit stand

 
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Death at hand? No, a friend.

 
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Woman monkeying around

 
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Me having fun with cobras

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Night descends on Djemaa el Fna

 
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Kebabs grilled into the wee wee hours

 
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I counted no less than 20 fruit stands

 
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Patrons of square-side eateries look on

 
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Business is brisk at chestnut stalls

 
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Apparition sightings were frequent

 
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One of many market-side mosques

 
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Travel bud Ed Lenert camera-ready

 
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Marrakesh's main mosque, at market's edge

 
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