Christmas Vacation Down South

Ait Ben Haddou

Our friends Mal and Elaine.

We met this smart, old little business woman who was more than happy to let tourists take her picture… for a dirham or two.

Ait Ben Haddou is a fortress city near Ouarzazate. It felt like we were walking through a giant sand castle!

We took a walk along the river bed which was mostly dried up, except a few tricky places.

We visited Atlas Studios where they filmed part of Gladiator. This set is from the marketplace scene.

Set for Game of Thrones.

Matthew knocking on the fake metal palm tree.

All of the doors in the sets were so tiny. It was crazy to see what they are able to do with camera angles and special effects to make the set look bigger.

Note the wooden scaffolding.

Some of the sets were really old.

Ouarzazate.

This was our road!

The road was a little scary but the views were amazing!