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Open late

I'm sure the place closed as soon as we left. It wasn't a gas station. They only stopped for us to shop.

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Fossils

There was a store selling "fossils" there. Curiously, all the fossils looked almost exactly alike. We think they were made of concrete. One guy said he would trade a big "fossil" for Bill's sunglasses. I told him he should have taken the deal. Bill didn't want to carry it.

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Hanging meat

There was even hanging meat in one of the shops.

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Cat!

We stopped at an out-of-the-way set of shops on the way back. We think another kickback for our tour guide. We got some drinks and, of course, all the shops were open. There were a bunch of cats in the snack shop.

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World Cup

We passed the stadium where the World Cup was held.

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Leaving Marrakesh

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Back on the bus

A 4-hour ride back to the ship.

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Abdul

He was nice. He didn't speak much English.

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Sales

The problem with standing still to wait for the bus is, anyone who was selling anything came by: art, people tried to put necklaces and scarves on us, belts, they had counterfeit iPhones, they were delling anything you could think of and they tried to get it in your hand or around your neck.

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Back early

Most people came back before the 40 minutes were up. The bus wasn't there so we waited by the wall. That's our tour guide Najit in the black robe.

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Unhappy monkey

The monkeys didn't seem very happy. They were on chains and I felt sorry for the one in the dress.

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Monkeys

We made it around to the corner with the monkeys. There was even a monkey in a pink dress.

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More snakes

We took a secret picture of some different guys with snakes so they wouldn't charge us. These guys had a drum and I think a snake charmer horn like you see in the movies.

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Food stall

Steam and probably smoke coming from a food stall. They started cooking for the night.

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Fruit and nuts

There were a lot of orange juice stands all around the square. The nuts looked good but we didn't buy anything. We just walked around and checked everything out.

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Locals and tourists

This is the main square of Marrakesh. It's used both by locals and tourists.

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Souk El Jadid

A "souk" is an open-air market or bazaar. Each souk sells different wares such as spices, leather goods, etc. This souk sells traditional artisian products (lamps, leather goods, clothing) and has restaurants.

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Argana Restaurant

On the second story in 2011 there was a bombing at the Argana cafe. It's all fixed now and it's the Argana Restaurant. I didn't feel unsafe except for the obvious pickpockets that followed us for a while but a quick change of direction got them off of our trail.

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Herbalism Shop

A lot of these tours include a stop at a rug shop or perfume stop. The tour guide usually gets a kickback. This one was at an herbal pharmacy. It was interesting.

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Pretty ceiling

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