Blogs from Marrakech, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco, Africa - page 42

Hi all! I haven't written in a while, sorry about that. Now I will update on the week in Morocco though! It was an amazing trip, the scenery was gorgeous and so varied! And the Muslim culture was fascinating to see. The downside of the trip...lots of bus riding, and I was sick most of the time. Moroccan food did not agree with me so I was nauseous and then I also got a nasty cold towards the end, but all in all, it was a great trip! Now for the details: Traveling and Marrakech We left Valencia at 9:30pm on Friday and headed towards the southern border city of Tarifa. This was a 10 hour bus ride, long but we watched movies and slept a lot. Then we got on the ferry to Tangiers which ... read more

Salam waylaykoom ! Marrakech is amazing! The sounds, smells and chaos abound and can be overwhelming, but addictive all the same! Our Riad L' Orangeraie is a calm oasis where we retreat after bargaining in the souks and visiting the Islamic sights of the city. We have enjoyed wonderful cuisine, both Moroccan and French influenced at our riad and at Villa Flore, a riad owned by a couple from Paris. We are not so brave as to sample sheeps head, pigeon and other such delicacies cooked in the food stalls! Snake charmers, storytellers, acrobats, musicians and dancers fill the Djemaa el Fna Square, which also has orange juice stalls, Berber water sellers, and food stalls that move into the square in the late afternoon. The Square is an incredible experience throughout the night and early morning ... read more

Hello dearies! Ok so I apologize for the long delay in the blog post! We arrived back in London at 4 in the morning on Monday morning only to wake up a few hours later to go to class! I definitely thought of skipping but we got free Indian food after class, and I was not about to pass up a delicious free meal in London! And to boot, I have been recuperating from a weird stomach thing for the past couple of days and sleeping has apparently been a higher priority than letting you all know that I am alive and safe…. Sorry about that… Ok, so enough of the lame excuses. Morocco was AMAZING!!! To start off with a bit of the notorious flawed McMillan luck when it comes to flying that I can’t ... read more

Ryan & Jen’s Trip to Marrakech: 9th Feb 2007 - 12th Feb 2007 (Hotel: La Parmeraie Golf Palace) When we first touched down at Marrakech International Airport the first thing we noticed, apart from the blue cloudless sky, was how small the airport was. There were only 2 other planes on the tarmac and we were allowed to casually stroll from the plane 200 metres to the passport control area. It’s at this point that you notice the detail with which everything is made in Morocco. We are surrounded by mosaic tiles and intricate hand carved woodwork. Upon meeting our driver, the first named Mustafa of our trip, we took a moment to capture the glory of the snow-topped Atlas Mountains which would become one of the most memorable icons illustrating the beauty of this city ... read more

DAY 5 Had breakfast after 8ish and this time round we actually saw other people in our Riad eating breakfast. There was also a man leaving and I remembered him from the night when we were eating at the Market Food Stalls, because he was sitting behind me. He was from Strassburg, but he lived in France. He was traveling on this own but when he originally booked tickets there was supposed to be more people. Good to see nothing stopped him. We made our way to Ensamble Artisale and did last minute shopping. We found that the things here were less expensive then the souks, but the again, we were just probably really bad at haggling!!! I got my name written in Arabic! We dropped off our stuff to the Riad, then made our way ... read more