Marrakech Madness

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May 17th 2009

Saved: June 29th 2010

Next destination: Marrakech, the pulse of Morocco. From Casablanca, we purchased two train tickets to Marrakech (168DH/$21). A few sweaty hours later, we arrived and asked a taxi driver to take us to the riad (guest house) we had booked in advance -- Riad Abbassia (online at ). Our taxi driver did not have a meter in his car and thus after negotiating what seemed a good price to us (200DH down... Read Full Entry

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Koutoubia door

This is the main entrance to the prayer hall of the Koutoubia for the faithful.

View from La Place Djemaa El-Fna

La Place is the heart of Marrakech. Unesco declared it a World Heritage Site.

Horse carriages around La Place

Laure getting tattooed

Beautiful henna tattoo

Snakes charmers

Yes, those are real cobras and a Gamboon viper! Very venomous! Watch your step!!!

Nomadic trader

Need a little hippo skin to make a healing elixir?

lizards and such

Dried fruits and nuts stands at La Place

Nuts

Food stall on La Place

Our cheap but yummy meal

Vegetable couscous, fried calamari, merguez spicy sausages, and kebabs

Couscous

Laure with the cooks!

cow heads and tripes...

NOT where we ate! :)

Pastry stalls

Another beautiful door in the medina

Bab Agnaou

This impressive gate is is the royal entrance to the old Almohad Palace.

Street of the Royal Palace

Storks

Koutoubia

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19th January 2010

Aldo Solari
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... and so we did ...
The ryads ("ryad" means "paradise") are built around the concept of "paradise". We just returned with my wife from Marrakech. Yet, we have to process all the wealth "stimuli" during eleven days in Marrakech. After the third day, we started to move onto the non-tourist places of the city. We love Morocco, the education and good character of the people, their culture (music, cusine, pastries, architecture ... you say it). All the best from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Aldo.

14th June 2010

Sophia
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Riad Abbasia
Dear Laure and David, Me and my boyfriend are going on holiday to Marokko.. And to Marrakech at Riad Abbassia! That's how I found your blog and photo's. I am really excited to go to Marrokko and especially to Marrakech. I cant wait to see how the Riad is looking! But if I look at your pictures, I am sure it's going to be just fantastic!!!

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