Saturday, May 15, 2010

Day 119 Yves St. Laurent Park

Being done with shopping we decided to get out of the city and see a park of the French designer Yves St. Laurent. The pictures on the website made it look amazing and it was nice when we got there. Lots of color and some pretty fountains. Laurent's tomb was the main event and fairly basic given its colorful surroundings.

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The most popular photos were right outside the gift shop and were not supposed to be taken.

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It was a garden.....

Being our last night in Morocco we decided to go out and see the Medina at night. After our short stroll to the square we tried to see the performers but found it a bit of a hassle, unfortunately. The main reason I wanted to come to Marrakesh was the Medina and the performers. I had read about the atmosphere of the performance area being so fun and joyful. There were supposed to be many kinds of dancing and singing. Reality, there were a few groups and everytime they caught a glimpse of a foreigner someone runs up to and demands euros and multiple ones and that whether you had stood there for five seconds or five minutes. We paid a few tariffs and then went on our way. We couldn't enjoy the shows with people demanding money and then hounding us for more when we paid up. Out to Milan in the morning!

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Spices and dried fruits.

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Street performers or exstortionists, thin line

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This guy might have cursed me for the rest of my travels after he stared me down for snapping pictures. Still not sure what I exactly got a picture of?!

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