Today was out last full day in Marrakech. We had a wander around the main shopping area this morning in the hunt for a wooden sculpture which Nick really wanted to buy. He'd seen some in Essouaira but hadn't bought one because he thought there'd be plenty to choose from in Marrakech but we struggled to find anything which was very frustrating! We then went back to the hotel to lie by the pool for a few hours and top up the freckles/tan before heading back into town to visit the tanneries and the markets again.
The tanneries were quite interesting but reaked! They gave us a sprig of mint as our "gas masks" as we wandered around. This is the place where they prepare leather from getting rid of the fat and hair from the skin to softening it in "pigeon poo" and then dying it using natural dyes. After spending some time at the tanneries we walked back into town and got to the main square in time to see the sunset which is what we'd wanted to do. We went and sat up in a restaurant to get a better view and watched the square come to life. It was amazing and I'd love to be back there now. It was one of my favourite moments.
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that is stunning!!
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