Morocco

Fountain – Majorelle Garden

A tiled fountain decorates an seating alcove in the Majorelle garden in Marrakech, Morocco.

A Prickly Subject

Cactus blossoms punctuate the nopalito cacti at the Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech, Morocco.

Cactus – Majorelle Garden

One of the many Cactus' that decorate the walkways of the Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech, Morocco.

Majorelle Blue

A palm studded view of a balcony at the Majorelle Garden in Marrakech, Morocco.

The Bossed Door

A bossed door decorates the entrance to the Yves St. Laurent gallery in the Majorelle Garden in Marrakech, Morocco.

Jardin Majorelle – Marrakech

Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech, is one of Morocco's most popular attractions. It was created by French artist Jacques Majorelle, and was purchased in th 1980's by fashion designers Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé who restored it. In addition to a 12 acre botanical garden, an Islamic art museum, and a Berber museum, It is also the gravesite of Yves Saint-Laurent.

Majorelle Garden

an Arabic design adorns a inset at the Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech, Morocco.

The Spice of Life

Spices are an essential component of Moroccan food. Just off the Jemaa El Fna marketplace, a culinary crossroads for over a thousand years, East and West collide in an explosion of flavors to tempt and tantalize even the most jaded palate.

Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, and Akbar.

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.