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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
... stall after Mum explained what he was proposing was a rip off.
We haggled earrings down from £120 MAD to 30 MAD.
Eventually we found a shop selling tea sets. We approached a man who said 'I'll tell you the first price..' Laughing uncontrollably ' Then the second price' (Giggle) ' by you'
'60 for 6!' we proposed. He laughed once more, no don't be silly.. 60 for 6! I eventually got 6 tea glasses & a tea pot for 140 MAD.
We got ...
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
... Aya at Mellah market.
We were offered King's tea- made up of loose green tea, saffron, aniseed stars, juniper, ginsing, dried mint & strong crystal mint- topped with hot water- delicious :)
He then put powdered rose face mask on one of our hands and made us smell a black seeds wrapped in a cloth- it was intense, like a kick in the nostrils.
I buy a little of the face mask & he gives us a clay pummice ...


