So it has been a special time in my life recently as it was my 20th wedding anniversary.  Lisa and I got married 20 years ago in Wakefield and I thought I had best give Lisa a treat for putting up with me for more than 20 years   So I did some soul searching and thought what would be the best present I could give to Lisa.  Lisa has a real passion for visiting other countries and experiencing other cultures.  One of her top places to visit was Marrakech, the architecture, the people seemed to appeal her sense of adventure.  So when I discussed the idea of visiting Marrakech she jumped at the chance. I left all the plans up to Lisa for what places to visit, arranging the accommodation and sorting the itinerary…..after all it was Lisa’s present!

We had a great five days in Marrakech, we visited palaces, visited the tallest waterfalls in North Africa, had a look around a Berber village, did some serious shopping around the Souks, had a Hammam (Google Hammam) and also chilled out.  Below are a few pictures of our adventure to Marrakech….in no particular order.

This was the Riad we stayed at in Marrakech

These are the Saadian Tombs, members of the Saadi dynasty who existed around the 16th century

This is called Ben Youssef Madrasa, an Islamic college which was used around the 14th Century

The Ouzoud waterfalls, a stunning place to visit….they are around 110m (330ft) in height

We were lucky enough to visit a local Berber market

Our guide called Abdul helped us through the waterfalls and the area around it

Lisa had a go at grinding Argan nuts, which are only found in certain parts of Morocco and Algeria

Abdul took us to visit a local’s house, quite a basic kitchen

We were lucky enough to see and feed some wild monkeys!

The Majorelle Gardens

Mohammed, one of the shop owners in the Souks we shopped at!

This was inside the Riad we stayed in….stunning

You may have have noticed an absence of blogs post recently….that’s because I have been on holiday!! I went to Kos in Greece with my family for some rest and relaxation…..time away to recharge my batteries   I don’t normally post personal stuff, but we had such a great time and visited some amazing places that I made an exception.  We visited a volcano, immersed ourselves in some volcanic springs, had dinner by sunset, swam in the clear blue Aegean sea….the list goes on.  Kos is an amazing place to visit with some great locations for photography.

I have selected a few of my favorites from our holiday images….just to let you know these are in no particular order.