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  • Images of Essaouira #1

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    Images of Essaouira #1

    We spent our last few days in Morocco in Essaouira, which is an old Portuguese town on the Atlantic.  After the rush of Marrakech and the tour out to the Sahara, it was nice to have a period of unplanned time and relaxation. We spent most of our time walking around within the city walls,…

  • The Laugh

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    The Laugh

    After exploring the Port and the Market, we made our way through the narrow streets of Essaouira.  Like many older, walled cities the streets seem confining and confusing. It is easy to feel one is walking through a maze and thus easily lost.  But Essaouira is small and the streets are fairly well laid out.…

  • The Market

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    The Market

    Inside the walls, along the northern half of Av. Mohamed Zerktouni in Essaouira is the market.  Stores, stalls and wagons line the street selling meats, fish, vegetables, breads and fruits.  People make their way from store to store picking up their daily needs.  It is where we bough 1 kilo of mandarin oranges for 7…

  • The Port

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    The Port

    The Port of Essaouira is a booming and active place.  A convergence of fishermen, boat builders, tourists, local people, restaurants, equipment, wood, cement, sea, noise, smells and birds.   The types of vessels range from skiffs used by a single fisherman for in-shore fishing to larger trawlers.  The port seems to have few, if any,…

  • The City

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    The City

    Essaouira is a walled city on the Atlantic coast.  It is formerly a Portuguese fort.  The City seems to be undergoing a renovation, driven by tourism, yet there are areas that are in disrepair.   The character is more relaxed than Marrakech in part because it is smaller; fewer people walk the streets lessening the…