On the Road to Morocco.! :o)

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No,not Bob Hope and Bing Crosby..just Pansypotter ,me,and our OH’s..Lol. one of our stopovers on our cruise last week…We decided to choose a short guided tour at our port of call,Agadir..to the Souk,and then to the Kasbat Souss..the latter is all hand crafted goods of many things.
Firstly,there aren’t a lot of historical places to visit,as most of it was destroyed in a terrible Earthquake in the 1960’s..and thousands were killed,They are still entombed under a mountain of earth,which has been left as a memorial..We could have visited Marrakesh,but didn’t want to go on a full day excursion..so here we are at the Souk ..
This is mainly food,flowers and spices..so many different aromas,wafting around us..but also quite a lot of pottery and clothing…all at"Asda Price" according to the stall holders :o))
As you can see it looks pretty basic,but it was huge,and much more spacious than we imagined,with wide aisles,so it didn’t feel claustrophobic

Piles of Pomegranites

Mountains of spices and dried fruits.( and wasps ! )

wonderful pottery Tagines

Phew ! Carole ,Harry and I managed to get out without buying anything..not for the lack of the sales pitches though..but that is their way of life..

Now a short ride to the Kasbat Souss.
There were some beautiful hand crafted goods here,and it was so interesting to watch them at work..
Some lovely Dromedary’s waiting outside..but we declined a ride..they were very placid,and just waited patiently ..I did stroke one,and it seemed to enjoy it..

We were all given a nice cold drink,so sat awhile in this central area..near a lovely carved pole ,and a wonderful hand carved out of wood…so…

..naturally,Carole and I had to try it for size..perfect fit ! Lol.

We also watched a lady grinding Almond nuts in a traditional way..These are from trees that their Goats climb up high among the branches,to seek them out..but they don’t eat the nuts,only the outer husks..
As you will see,it was really hard work for her,and she kept changing arms constantly..and the nuts are ground to a paste,which is then mainly used in lightly flavoured nutty oil,for cooking and in cosmetics..and is alleged to be very pure and healthy..

Back outside now,and another look at the chilled out
Dromedary’s…

Did we buy anything? it was very hard to resist the sales pitch here too,but we stood firm…erm,except Carole ! She succumbed in the end,and bought a pretty cream leather bag..and once she fathomed out ,how to open it ,with it’s lots of little leather straps .:o) she was quite taken with it..until..we were all in a confined space..it stank to high heaven ! ..not the usual nice leather smell..so we kept a few paces away..we were convinced it was made from Camel skin..but all ended well,as she sprayed it with perfume when we got back to the ship Lol..it gave us all a good laugh though..
Hope you enjoyed one of the places we visited…Carole will be doing the next one..:o)

12 Nov, 2012
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On the Road to Morocco.! :o)

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