Enough!

We've both decided we are ready to move on from Marrakech. Another day of dodging bikes, cars, mopeds and donkey carts and another day of shopping. Everyone tries to sell, sell, sell and once they see a bag in your hand they get more determined.

We went to a higher class shop today (and mind you, much more expensive). They had beautiful stuff but there were no bargins. They weren't too interested in us, Jenni tried to buy post cards for a 1/2 an hour and gave up.




One of the most exciting events today was getting to the tanneries. They are located a ways out of the standard shopping area. A little scarey, but we persevered with the aid of a well planned and organized way to get tourists up there. We have a few pictures, but couldn't take picture of most of that journey as we were in areas that we didn't feel real comfortable taking pictures. Picture taking is not really appreciated, unless of course they are getting paid for it.



These obliging folks allowed us to take their pictures for a fee. One has his medicines all laid out the other a tooth puller. Yes, those are all teeth on the table. Fortunately we didn't need any pulled.






We went to Saadiam Tombs. These tombs of the sultans were hidden for a couple centuries until found in 1918. Gave you an Indiana Jones kind of feeling.





There is one of the larger mosques located close to our riad. Last night as we walked back to the riad, it was prayer time so we walked with several thousand people heading to the mosque. Prayer time is announced to the whole city. Koutoubia is the most central mosque, you can see the horns for announcing prayers and end of fast for Ramadan. At the end of fast, everyone rushes home for the first meal of the evening.
Our riad was an oasis from the crowded streets and the people selling their goods. We had a great stay at Riad Jonan. It was our home away from home, and they had wi-fi, so what more could you want!

We will be going out into the mountains and desert for the next four days, so don't expect any blog entries as I don't expect any internet there. But of course we could be surprised! It took us about 25 tries just to get a phone call home using our prepaid AT&T card.