My week in pictures: WEEK ENDING 5th October 2008
On the 1st of October I flew out to Morocco for a weeks holiday in Marrakech. I stayed at the Amine Hotel which was about 5km walk from the centre of town but had good basic rooms, a good sized swimming pool and a bar.
On the first day of my holiday I walked in to town and visited the Koutoubia Mosque, the Djemaa El-Fna (central Square) and some of the Souks. I then walked back to the hotel before beginning to work on my tan by the pool.
On the second day of my stay I walked in to the town and continued a complete circumnavigation of the old walled city - In total I walked 30km. I had a great time despite almost being arrested for trying to photograph the King's Palace entrance. I also visited the Bahta and Badi Palaces as well as exploring the Jewish quarter.
My Third day involved early morning visits to the Ben Youssef Medersa and the Museum of Marrakesh. I found both buildings fascinating and was lucky to have the covered courtyard in the Museum all to myself.
On the fourth day my decisions were made by the roll of my trusty dice. I ended up donning my traditional Berber outfit which I had purchased the day before and marching into town before taking a ride by horse and carriage. I also enjoyed exploring more of the Souks and getting completely lost in the endless alleyways of the Medina.
My Fifth day involved walking into the town and visiting the Jardin Majorelle - the villa and gardens that was donated to the city by designer Yves Saint Laurent. I headed back into town in the evening to enjoy the chaos that descends on the Djemaa El-Fna during the evening.
I spent the final day having a wonderful time in the Souks bartering for gifts and souvenirs.
I flew out from Marrakesh airport first thing Wednesday morning.
I didn't really spend much time on photography this week - I only took my old camera and forgot to bring the tripod adaptor. It was difficult to photograph street scenes without having random people demanding money for inadvertently being in the photograph. For security reasons I didn't take my camera out in the evenings, which would have been an ideal time to get some great shots, especially around sunset.
ENGLAND 2008
Shave Cross Inn | Lyme Regis | Week Ending 30 June 2008 | Tolhurst Family Photographs | Week Ending 06 July 2008 | Week Ending 13 July 2008 | Bristol | Cinderford and Kingsland | Week Ending 20 July 2008 | Week Ending 27 July 2008 | Loughborough | Week Ending 03 August 2008 | Weymouth | Week Ending 10 August 2008 | Basingstoke | Week Ending 17 August 2008 | Exeter | Week Ending 24 August 2008 | Candles on the Cobb | Week Ending 31 August 2008 | Tolhurst Family Portraits 1 | Tolhurst Family Portraits 2 | Week Ending 07 September 2008 | Fishpond | Week Ending 14 September 2008 | Clifton | Churches in Bristol | SS Great Britain and Bristol Waterfront | Week Ending 21 September 2008 | West Bay and Charmouth | Colmer's Hill and Bridport | Week Ending 28 September 2008 | Portland Bill | Church Ope Cove | Week Ending 05 October 2008 | Marrakesh (1) | Marrakesh (2) | Week Ending 12 October 2008 | Random Objects | Week Ending 19 October 2008 | Stonehenge | Week Ending 26 October 2008 | Avebury | Week Ending 2 November 2008 | Week Ending 9 November 2008 | Week Ending 16 November 2008 | Holly's 5th Birthday | Week Ending 23 November 2008 | Week Ending 21 December 2008 | Week Ending 28 December 2008 | London Portraits
Photography by Jonathan Tolhurst using a Nikon D300 Digital SLR. For all my latest news, please visit my blog.