Marrakesh, Morocco - a local treat on the roadside
Wandering the passageways of a medina outside of Rabat To avoid the touristic hordes, my local guide had intended to navigate us to view the Koutoubia Minaret at smoggy dawn. As with all good intentions however, sometimes more important things take precedence. For my travelling companions, this took the form of a shopping expedition through Marrakesh’s Djemaa el Fna Square. After a successful ransack of the souk , a chaotic maze of shops and informal stands located within the medina walls, our travel group armed with their loot of spices, colourful harem pants, medjoul dates and souvenir T-shirts, finally allowed the guide to introduce us to his beloved mosque. The Koutoubia mosque is named after the manuscript sellers that used to peddle their wares outside the walls. As only Muslims are allowed to enter the 12 th century mosque, our party was happy to stroll around the complex and view the pink stone Moroccan architecture. Gazing at the ...