On our first full day in Marrakesh, we went to the Jardin Majorelle and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum. Both were very cool, despite the long lines we waited in.
We visited the Jardin Secret on our second day in the city. It was a great place to retreat from the surrounding souks.
Colin had this bench all to himself!
The Jardin Secret was only restored recently. It was built in the 19th century, and was one of the largest riads in the Medina of Marrakesh. This door was hand painted - beautiful!
The afternoons were quite hot in Marrakesh so we would siesta at our riad. The decor was much more modern than the place we stayed at in Fes.
Like our Fes riad, our Marrakesh riad served an excellent breakfast each morning. We had the option of eating in the courtyard or on the rooftop terrace (as we did in this photo).
The Palais El Badii was built in the 16th century to commemorate the victory of a battle against the Portuguese. We spent a few hours exploring the grounds.
Colin enjoying the shade in the old palace wall.
Hello from the palace tower!
Close by the place were the Tombeaux Saadiens. About sixty members of the Saadi Dynasty are buried here. This room was the most impressive.
Some other highlights of our time in Marrakesh included Jemaa el Fna (especially Stall #71 for spiced tea!) and going to a hammam.
