Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Douz - Part 2 The Annual Sahara Festival


After our amazing camel adventure we headed into Douz to experience the Annual Sahara Festival. There were tents set up all over town with stalls and exhibits of local produce and art, we even found a poetry contest which was really interesting despite a large language issue. There were people everywhere enjoying the sun and events taking place, there was a snake charmer in the main street that really brought in the crowds.

This man was trying to catch a glimpse of the snake charmer!
After lunch we headed out in search of the camel and horse racing. What we found was an amazingly entertaining afternoon!!!

We found horses...
We found camels...
We found lost extras from a Ridley Scott film...
As well as acrobats...
And popcorn!!
However the day was not yet complete, next stop was the campsite for our Christmas Eve party!!

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