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Travel Pictures - MOROCCO - 1998 |
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All images © Ron Miller |
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Although Morocco is easily reached from Spain via a short ferry ride
across the
Straight of Gibraltar, it is a completely
different world from Western Europe. In
fact, the newly arriving visitor can actually
feel that they have arrived on a different
continent. I entered the country via the Spanish
enclave of Ceuta and traveled to
the mountain town of Chefchaouen. From
Chefchaouen I traveled south to Rabat,
Casablanca, and Marrakech before crossing the
Atlas Mountains to Zagora on the
edge of the Sahara Desert. From Zagora I moved
west along the Atlas range to the
resort town of Agadir before returning to Algiers
on my return to Spain. |
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Chefchaouen is an
isolated Berber town in the
pine-clad mountains of northwest Africa -
Chefchaouen, Morocco
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These boys look on as several men
use the basketball court and goal posts for a competitive game of soccer -
Chefchaouen, Morocco |
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Chefchaouen's main square exudes
a primitive atmosphere at sunset -
Chefchaouen,
Morocco |
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Are these men, who sport medieval
robes with pointed hoods, friendly Berbers or evil sorcerers? -
Chefchaouen,
Morocco |
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This colorfully-painted, dead-end
alleyway is typical of Chefchaouen's medina. The farther one
travels from the
medina's main pedestrian routes, the stronger the intensity of the blue paint -
Chefchaouen,
Morocco |
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A glimpse of my travel companions
relaxing inside our
"hotel hashish" -
Chefchaouen, Morocco |
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Wonderful owner of the
self-proclaimed "Moroccan McDonalds" -
Chefchaouen,
Morocco |
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The Moroccan McDonalds, open
until well past midnight, provides wholesome
Moroccan sandwiches and
sumptuous French
pastries -
Chefchaouen, Morocco |
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This grand, tree-lined boulevard
is evidence of the French colonization of Morocco -
Rabat, Morocco |
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This busy caravan of ferries
transports passengers between Rabat and Sale across the Wadi Sala (Atlantic Ocean in distance) -
Rabat, Morocco |
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This "water man" moves
throughout the city selling water -
Rabat, Morocco |
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The tallest minaret in the world
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Hassan II Mosque; Casablanca, Morocco |
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The busiest square in Africa
comes alive at night -
Djmaa el Fna; Marrakech, Morocco |
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The vendors in this night market put out an inviting
spread -
Marrakech, Morocco |
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Sunset behind the Koutoubia
Mosque -
Marrakech, Morocco |
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French travelers Gislan and Oeud
shielding themselves from the setting sun in the stunning Dades Gorge -
near Boumalne du
Dades, Morocco |
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Dazzling rock formations in the Dades Gorge
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near Boumalne du Dades, Morocco |
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This Kasbah, that looks like a children's
sand castle come to life, sits abandoned and exposed to the elements -
near Boumalne du Dades, Morocco |
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This river wash provided our
pathway into the treeless Atlas mountains to visit a family of troglodytes -
near Boumalne du
Dades, Morocco |
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There aren't many places in the
world where you can trek to meet a family of troglodytes! -
near Boumalne du
Dades, Morocco |
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Gislan and Oeud relaxing with our guide outside the Troglodytes cave -
near Boumalne du
Dades, Morocco |
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This dramatic vista was taken
from the road to Zagora where it descends the Atlas Mountains.
In the distance is the Draa Valley with irrigated date palm plantations -
near Zagora, Morocco |
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These camels are secure in their pen amid
the Draa Valley's date palms -
Zagora, Morocco |
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This is the parking lot for the spectators
who traveled by camel to attend the village soccer match (played on dirt) -
near Zagora,
Morocco |
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Another abandoned and decaying
kasbah adjacent to a vibrant date palm plantation.
Beyond the distant gap in the mountain range is the entrance to the Sahara
Desert -
near Zagora,
Morocco |
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Resort town of Agadir as seen
through the eye of a camel -
Agadir, Morocco |
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Tourists on their Moroccan dune buggy -
near Agadir, Morocco |
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All images © Ron Miller
For authorized use of these photos, please contact Ron Miller at TheHappyCannibal@gmail.com |
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