A pair of magic slippers decorate a small lighted nicho in a riad just off the Jemaa el-Fnaa medina in Marrakech, Morocco.
The Jemaa el-Fnaa, the central marketplace in Marrakech, has been going nightly for over a thousand years. Steps away, in a quiet riad, a classic Moroccan dinner is served on starched white linen decorated with rose petals.
A Moroccan street musician plays a gimbri (also known as the sintir or hajhuj), a three stringed lute which is plucked to produce it's lovely bass tones.