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Moving from Islamic art, perfect in its symmetry, to snake charmers sounds like a stretch, but this is Marrakech.
It's a little like the 60s meets Islam in terms of the drum-beating in the main square of the Medina (the walled neighborhood). Women covered head to toe offer fortune-telling at the same time as Cobras strut their stuff to music.
Expect to experience a bit of culture shock here. I've found that the best thing to do with people here is to say
"hello" or "hi" in a friendly way and you're sure to pull a smile, even from most of the vailed women.
If you have any expectations or attitudes about Islam, they soon leave you once you're here for a few days.
Word has it people are free, seemingly, to worship as much or as little as they please.
Another word has it, is that the new King here is a very well-liked leader. He's young (and hip), too, even as he inherated the
throne from his father.
