Thursday, May 17, 2012

vicarious living

My friend Gina just got back on Saturday from Marrakesh, Morocco where she taught Pilates for a week long retreat. She said it was very hot there but she absolutely loved it! She shared all of her photos with me and now I would love to visit too. There are lots of handcrafts and vibrant colors... I tried to pick out a few photos to show you but it was hard to decide!

A jewelry souk in Marrakech

Gina on the camel ride

She took lots of photos of pharmacies for me! She said everything in them was natural and herbal based. I would have loved it!

Men dying yarns.

Lots of vibrant colors!

Old door

Rug souk

The hotel where she stayed... they always ate outdoors!

 The resident donkey

A view of Marrakesh


The snow-covered Atlas Mountains in the distance.

Mountain goats
Shoe Souk

Shops and cafes in the Medina

Baking bread to sell.

Marketplace entrance

Lanterns (Terrain sells similar ones for hundreds of dollars!)

Dried fruits at Market

Upscale restaurant


These are just some of the photos! I feel like I've been there. It seems I live vicariously through many of my friends! ;)
For more information about going on an adventure like this yourself see: Escape to Shape

2 comments:

Di said...

It looks amazing. Many of my friends have been....perhaps I should go. I went to Morocco years ago when I graduated from university but we were further north near Tangiers. I remember it being so different to anywhere I had been before.

jojo caramel said...

Beautiful colors! Beautiful photos!

http://www.mamounia.com/fr/index.php

Have a great week :) xo