Morocco Holiday - June 2006 
The archway design in this photo is beautiful!  Amazing craftmanship!
The archway design in this photo is beautiful! Amazing craftmanship!
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Photo across one of the squares within the palace.
Photo across one of the squares within the palace.
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Even the doors were well-designed and coloured!
Even the doors were well-designed and coloured!
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Another archway.
Another archway.
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Looking up at the archway!
Looking up at the archway!
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One of the window arches.
One of the window arches.
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Another ceiling.
Another ceiling.
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The trimming linking the walls and ceiling.
The trimming linking the walls and ceiling.
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We were taken to the local 'shared-oven'.  Women would bring down their dough and ask the oven-man to 'bake' the bread.
We were taken to the local 'shared-oven'. Women would bring down their dough and ask the oven-man to 'bake' the bread.
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...et voila - the finished product(s)!
...et voila - the finished product(s)!
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The alley-ways were full of metal-work, engravers and other local tradesman.
The alley-ways were full of metal-work, engravers and other local tradesman.
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This one was milling the wood!
This one was milling the wood!
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...using his feet!
...using his feet!
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The freshly dyed materials let out to dry in the sunlight.  The dyes were all natural, e.g. saffron from the yellow.
The freshly dyed materials let out to dry in the sunlight. The dyes were all natural, e.g. saffron from the yellow.
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Plenty of orange traders were in the "Djemaa el-Fna" - heart of the city!
Plenty of orange traders were in the "Djemaa el-Fna" - heart of the city!
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As it was late-afternoon, the square was being transformed from fruit sellers and shows (inc. snake whistlers - or whatever their called), to restaurant traders!
As it was late-afternoon, the square was being transformed from fruit sellers and shows (inc. snake whistlers - or whatever their called), to restaurant traders!
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Monkey attractions...
Monkey attractions...
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View looking towards the Djemaa el-Fna!
View looking towards the Djemaa el-Fna!
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