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Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech December 13th 2012

Bonjour/es salaam alaykum. Having being in a state of semi-awakeness for over 36 hours, we stepped off the plane at Casablanca airport. Unusual for us, we had pre-booked a hotel room and an airport pick-up by taxi, but it was a great choice, given that it was late and our ability to negotiate prices in a French/Arabic mix was hindered somewhat! We rested in a rather pleasant and spacious hotel room with a balcony and lots of windows - we were quite lucky to have found a room like this for so cheap! In the morning we explored the streets, souqs (markets) and medina (old part of town) of Morocco's largest city. We twisted through the labyrinthine alleyways and discovered a seemingly endless amount of vendors selling almost anything imaginable... We certainly got our fix of ... read more
Close up!
Buying Fruit.
Buying more food.

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech December 6th 2012

Español / Català Marrakech is undoubtedly one of the most touristic and spectacular of the cities of Morocco. There is not much to tell that has not been said about famed Djemaa el Fna square, its watermen, snake charmers, the Koutoubia tower, or wonderful medina, or even about the Fantasy riders, the horsemen who charge on their horses just too suddenly stop and fire their old muskets. So I will not talk about Marrakech. But some fantasies. Other fantasies. Hassan Ibn Muhammad al Wazzan al Fessi al Garnati, Grenadian better known in Italian soil by the name of Giovanni Leone di Medicis, or its nickname, Leo Africanus, published on March 10, 1526 the book Della descrittione dell’Africa et delle cose notabili che quivi sono, (About Africa description and... read more
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Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech November 22nd 2012

How quickly we adjust...what was novel a week ago is now old school. Putting up a tent, taking it down, stuffing it in a bag several sizes too small (regardless of what the manufacturer says), it's all run of the mill now, the nomadic life is passe. Other things retain the power to surprise, the absolutely gorgeous landscape of Morocco, especially the Atlas montains are deserving of praise: hard, dry and cold....life here is unrelenting for the inhabitants. Each tiny cultivated plot clings to the edge of a slow running waterway, hard won fertility. In other places dried up streams are bordered by abandoned terraces like a dusty brown necklace. The people are busy trying to survive, olives and dates are essential parts of their daily diet. Bread is made from home grown and ground wheat. ... read more
Mohamed and me
A village survives
Drummers galore

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech November 11th 2012

Morocco is spectacular! Its been one week already and I can't think of where to start - that means it's been amazing :) So I started off in a hostel called Marrakech rouge which is right next to the old citys main market, D'jemma El Fna. Its been a great place to get my bearings with loads of other travellers passing through, so I guess now I'm a little more clued up on how best to travel here too. To sum up the first week: Sun-Wednesday: I explored Marrakech and took some pictures, got sick then better again (standard tummy troubles) and missed out on a trip to Essaouira because of that. It was great though with plenty of fascinating cultural experiences in between. Thurs-Friday: Finally went to Essaouira! Much less full-on than Marrakech with a ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech November 8th 2012

An diesem Tag habe ich mir den Bahia Palast und danach die Ruinen des El-Badi Palastes angesehen. Anschließend bin ich noch zu den Saadier-Gräbern und einem Medizingeschäft. Abends habe ich im Riad marokkanisches Lammfleisch gegessen.... read more
Bahia Palast.
El-Badi Palast.
Saadier Gräber.

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech November 7th 2012

An diesem Tag habe ich eine geführte Tour ins Atlasgebirge gamacht. Wir sind zuerst zu einem Berberdorf gefahren, dann zu einer Verkaufsveranstaltung und danach haben wir etwas marokkanisches zu Mittag gegessen. Anschließend sind wir in die Nähe der Wasserfälle von Ouzoud gewandert, wobei ich mir wegen dem schwierigen Weg nur die kleinen angesehen habe. Zuletzt hat man noch eine Kameltour angeboten.... read more
Tal im Atlasgebirge.
Tal im Atlasgebirge.
In einem Berberdorf.

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech November 6th 2012

An diesem Tag bin ich durch die Medina zur Medersa Ben Youssef gegangen. Auch diese war wieder sehr sehenswert. Anschließend bin ich zum zentralen Platz Jaama al Fna. Dort waren ein paar Gaukler. Dann bin ich noch in ein Café und am Koutoubia Minaret vorbei wieder in meinen Riad.... read more
In der Medina.
Medersa Ben Youssef.
Koutoubia Minaret.

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech November 5th 2012

An diesem Tag bin ich mit der Bahn in das sagenhafte Marrakesch gefahren. Wie gesagt, die großen Städte in Marokko kann man problemlos mit der Bahn erreichen. In der Wüste oder im Atlas Gebirge sieht das natürlich anders aus, aber da war ich kaum. Im Zielort wurde der Transport in den französisch geführten Riad perfekt organisiert. Dieser war wirklich sehr schön. Abends habe ich auch etwas Casablanca Bier getrunken.... read more
Ein schönes Zimmer.
Ein Glas Casablance Bier am Abend.
Schönes Bad im marokkanischen Stil.

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech October 27th 2012

Our tour of Morocco started in Casablanca. I really don’t know what Humphrey Bogart was thinking of when he immortalised this place – it really is very uninspiring (and that’s putting it politely). Day one got off to a shaky start as the coach taking us to the train station crashed into a small car! Thankfully there wasn’t far to walk as were politely asked to leave the coach and make our own way to the station. After a short train journey we arrived at the capital, Rabat. The highlight for us was a trip to the narrow, winding streets of the Kasbah, where the bottom half of the houses are painted light blue to keep away the mosquitoes. We have now decided to update our entire wardrobe, so whenever you see us we will be ... read more
Royal Guard
The Royal Palace at Rabat
Mosque Courtyard

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech October 6th 2012

We arrived in Marrakech after dark and were met at the airport by a driver who took us to our Riad. After a welcoming mint tea we went to our room to settle in before having our prebooked evening meal. Eileen visited Marrakech two years ago and loved it, barely venturing beyond the medina for her five day stay. For our visit she booked a Riad for us that is in the medina close to Djemaa el Fna and in a quiet lane. We enjoyed walking through the labyrinth of streets and discovering the wonder of the souks (central market area). I would joke with Eileen whenever we got lost that I was finding my way like an exocet missile. As it turned out we did not have too many difficulties and our Riad was easy ... read more
Handmade felt slippers
Carpet salesman
Rhaba Kedma




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