Marrakesh Day 2 (Proper)

Salaam,

Yes, i wrote yesterdays entry in quite a rush; the net cafe was about to close but i thought i might as well write something quickly..

Yesterday was a pretty good day. As i said i spent most of the day visiting some of the palaces and museums in the area. Like in Turkey and in Egypt, when one visits these buildings, the level of detail of decoration is mind-boggling. One of the palaces i visited yesterday (Palais Bahia i think) took 6 years to build using the best 1000 craftsmen from the Islamic empire. And boy could you tell.

Another quite nice place i visited was a huuuge olive garden (name beins with M...). Anyway the guidebook said there was around 15 THOUSAND olive trees in that garden so you can imagine how big it was. It was a pretty nice place to visit to get away from the mid-day heat and the hustle and bustle of central Marrakesh.

Anyway i'm off to the train station now to hopefully catch a train to Rabat, so untill next time...

Salaam