Another leisurely day headed roughly west between the high atlas and the mid Atlas Mountains on the way back to marakesh . This is the route of 1000 casbahs. We learned today that a casbah is merely a particular type of dwelling, often a wealthy merchant, tribal leader or local dignitary. They were/are composed of a fairly fragile mud brick construction so without constant refurbishing they erode to ruins. So... Lots of ruined casbahs, some reconstructed ones. This area is also the Hollywood of morocco where many films have been made. So... Hard to tell what is real and what is constructed for your viewing pleasure. I guess in the end it doesn't matter. Given the fragility of the materials used for construction. Nothing was meant to be very permanent anyway.
We are now relaxing by the pool in a really beautiful riad somewhere near Ouarzazate. There is a ruined casbah visible just beyond the pool. Tomorrow we head to marakesh.
Just a few pictures today. And yes... We did climb that bad boy. Beautiful view from the top.
Thanks Greg and Ruth.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to you getting home, safe and sound and well so we can hear all about the trip in person.
Love, Mom and Dad