Jardin Majorelle and Jardin Menara and more Souks

This morning I went to the entrance instead of the square, and took a taxi. As usual, I am sure I was ripped off. However, since I negotiated the price below what the staff told me to expect paying, I felt fine with it. My first stop this morning was the Jardin Majorelle. It is a small garden with a memorial to Yves Saint Laurent. I spent an hour exploring the different areas of the garden, taking photos. Then, I found a bench near the front, and enjoyed the fresh air. Two women sitting on the bench chatted with me for a few minutes.


They were with a group traveling through Morocco, as part of the summer activities of a private school in New England. One worked with the oganization, the other was a french teacher at the school. I told them that I was going to be doing something similar in Madrid before traveling through Europe. The younger woman also was planning to travel, but in Paris only, so I made some recommendations from my trip with Samantha on what I enjoyed and didn't enjoy while there.



From there I headed to Menara which was awful in comparison. In Majorelle, everything was meticulously taken care of. In Menara, there was garbage strewn about. I did however find a nice place to take a photo, putting my camera on a timer and balancing it on a gate. I left quickly after walking through the garden and returned to the square.

Yesterday I didn't want to draw attention to myself with my camera out, but I realized, I was drawing a lot of attention anyway. So, I decided to take more pictures. A few of them are below from walking around the market.