Riad Arahanta Marrakech
14 Derb Tizougarine Marrakech, 40000, Morocco
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Marrakesch
... zur Lederbearbeitung einsetzt. Man erhaelt beim Besuch eine marrocan gasmask, was sich als Pfefferminz entpuppt, den man sich bei Bedarf unter die Nase haelt.
Morgen machen wir uns wieder auf den Weg nach Rabatt, da wir wegen des Militaerputschs in Mali noch ein paar Visa brauchen. Aber darueber spaeter mehr, denn wir werden ein paar tage fuer die Visa brauchen und ich werd versuchen, den Blog langsam ...
Souks & Spa
Mum woke at 5am to listen to the call to mosque on the terrace, then returned to her bed.
I slept through it and woke for breakfast at 8am. I loved having a routine :)
Now onto experience haggling in the souks...
After turning down many stall holders and walking quickly past every stall to assess where we wanted to look.
I decided I wanted a tea set. The first man we saw was very pushy & wouldn't let me put the item down. I ...
Exploring the crazy market square.
... glass of mint tea.
Guess what... it was a carpet shop, we must have been in their for over 30 minutes- He pulled out 10 big carpets all different designs layered onto of each other. I sat in the background while Mum touched the carpets. 'I'll give you a great offer like family' (Yeah right, he tells everyone that!) Right now the hard part- leaving 'I can't make decisions without my husband- I need to ...
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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Tourist!
... it back. I only discovered it was half a MAD.
Before bed we heading back to the terrace of the riad and enjoyed a traditional mint tea, poured elegantly. We could still hears the sounds of the drumming from the square and at 9pm, the last call to prayer of the day rang out through Marrakech.
From this point onwards we would walk in confidence & avoid looking like lost tourists to avoid unwanted attention.
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