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Marrakesch
... langen Nacht auf dem Jamaa El Fna (dem zentralen Platz in Marrakesch) mit ausschlafen, fruehstuecken und dann einem Spaziergang in einem der alten Souks verbracht, bevor ich dann wieder in Richtung Truck gefahren bin, der ausserhalb von Marrakesch steht.
Im Souk habe ich eine Faerberei gefunden, wie wir sie auch schon in Fez gesehen haben, aber hier war der Gestank dann doch noch einen Zacken schaerfer, da man ...
Starting it solo
... br>
Enjoyed a very nice sunset with the Koutoubia Mosque in the background. The sunset call to prayer (the 4th out of 5 a day) was caught on tape.
Decided to walk around and find food. Found a nice poshy place near Narwarma to sit and use the internet, hmmm, for free. This is why this is my first written entry of the trip. Later decided that I was only 3 days away from returning to Asian cuisine and should not buckle now. ...
Souks & Spa
... with 7 plants & a 30 minute relaxing massage. 280 MAD each for both.
We went down the stairs of the riad towards the basement. Met by a large door- I couldn't open it so assumed it was a wall- It suddenly opened liked an Aladdin's cave. We got undressed and went into a light arched room with pools of water at the front. A lady threw buckets of warm water over us, then one at a time we lay and got scrubbed gently all over, then applied a ...
Exploring the crazy market square.
... stalls.
We waited till a seat was free- as our french was limited and we knew no moroccan- we choose to watch what others did and we were handed bread, salsa & aubergine dip. We pointed to a dish of battered fish & asked for une frites- nice food. We discovered the Moroccan way is to eat, then pay everywhere we went.
After dinner we walked around the entertainment. I was grabbed on my arm ...
You are never lost, only discovering
... Bab er Robb, (meaning Lord's gate) is a southern gate exit. On a couple of occasions we left the walls of the city and at those times felt we needed to return to familiar ground.
On the way back to the riad a guy my age puts his arm round me 'want to go to a cafe with me', I reply 'I don't think my boyfriend would approve'. Mum also chips in saying 'She's beautiful isn't she'- Not helpful, I eventually get rid of him.
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