By Nick Wilder
Our trip to Morocco in March was the third time my wife, Keven, and I have visited the Kingdom. We cruised up the coast exploring cities like Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier. Six years ago we spent a week in Fes, the country’s cultural capital. This year we were based in Marrakesh. We stayed at the Amanjena Hotel which is about three miles from the city center. The downside to our location was the need to get a driver every time we wanted to visit a restaurant or attraction. On the plus side, our hotel was quiet and elegant, a nice change from the chaos of the souk. Our favorite restaurant was La Maison Arabe where Winston Churchill was a regular. One day we drove to Essaouira on the Atlantic coast. It was known as a hippie hangout in the 1960s but we liked the vibrant shopping districts and the dramatic shoreline. Another day we drove up into the Atlas Mountains for a personalized dinner in a Berber home and tour of the nearby Jewish cemetery.
I hope the following photos give a sense of life in this beautiful land.
The Marrakesh Airport
Our hotel courtyard
Busker swinging his fez tassel
The souk
Keven with guide and cat
Yarn dyes
The evening’s entertainment
View of Atlas Mountains from our hotel room
Snake charmers
Repairing damage from the earthquake
Essaourian fishmonger with Seagulls over his right shoulder
Keven with our hippie guide
Coastal fortifications
Kite surfing in Essaouira
Dinner in Berber dwelling
The Jewish cemetery
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Gardens around the Yves’s St Laurent museum in Marrakech
