This is for chapter 4 of the MatadorU course… The guy in the fez was getting aggressive and, more worryingly, so was his monkey. I’d just snapped my boyfriend standing next to him awkwardly while he playfully gave him his fez to wear while his monkey strummed a banjo. As [...]
Walking around Marrakesh we found an old cinema with brilliant retro film posters outside. We stood admiring it and then a guy invited us in to look around. The forecourt was filled with amazing movie posters from many years ago, it had been just 40dh to visit before the place [...]
Snake charmers, monkey handlers, tortoises, teeth pullers, henna tattooists - and that’s just the main square Djamaa El Fna. I’ve always wanted to explore the souks of Marrakesh and enjoy the vibrancy of the city. It definitely didn’t disappoint, behind the old walls the city is crazy! Food and drink in [...]