Riad Al Ghaliya Marrakech

... vous séduira par son atmosphère reposante.


20 chambres vous accueillent dans un univers de confort propre aux charmes de l'Orient. Soucieux de votre bien-être, l'ensemble du personnel mettra tout en oeuvre pour vous garantie un séjour inoubliable.

... some contemporary stuff that was
on sale. Some of the contemporary paintings were of Asian images which was
interesting. Made me get excited about getting back to Thailand soon!

The building
itself was beautiful and had a big cool courtyard with a water feature. But
again tourists were milling like there was no tomorrow.

On to the next
sight which was part of a three ticket showdown that included the museum and
something else which we weren ...

From the fun flats of Marrakech...we made our way to the High Atlas mountains for well...mountains of magnificent hiking and views.

Jebel Toubkal stands at 4200m above sea level and at that is the highest most point in northern Africa and also a bit of a mission! We made it up the mighty mountain in a few days and did some sleeping, sun burning and Scrabble in there as well. An absolutely incredible adventure!

Back down and all set to embark on a road trip to Fez!

XXX

... at the riad, a day-trip into the Atlas Mountains the next day that ended with a luxury 6-course dinner, today was our unplanned day to explore. We slept until 8:30. Actually, I slept pretty well considering eggs could have been scrambled on our bedroom’s tile floor. Susan, on the other hand, had another fitful night because of the heat. She said the air was still hotter outside at 3am so she didn’t open any ...

... after a few days. So noisy!

Marrakech is an absolutely insane place. It really is full on. I have since met a lot of people who just could not handle it. It is noisy and busy and often smells like horse ****, though you don't notice it as much after a few days. And the hassling is constant, especially if you are a young western woman.

"Nice eyes, many camels."

But I found an excellent way to deal with it. I made ...

... be an incredible picture to shoot at each and every corner, but the people here really get a fit when you take a picture of them. The Egyptians seemed far more relaxed about this. Pull out a camera here and you will feel like a rapist in a monastery. No telephoto lens is long enough. They will spot you. I started shooting out of the hip like John Wayne, without looking through the viewfinder, but I got caught. When ...

... home to our Riad took us through part of the square and down some pretty narrow alleyways. We had walked this route a couple times already and it had never been a problem. On this night, the streets were mobbed. In one particular alley, there were about 10 people across going in both directions (including bikes, mopeds, and babystrollers above heads), and about 50 people deep. Think about trying to get out of a bathroom at Fenway, but you ...

... já me chega a diarreia e afins...
Bem
lá passou...chegamos ao hotel que paraíso...aqui percebo porque se
chora quando se vê um oásis, não é pela sede, é por causa do rabo....
Descanso....piscina soube mesmo bem....
Dia
seguinte fazer os trilhos do Paris-Dakar bem o nosso "driver" o Speedy
como nós carinhosamente lhe chamávamos, o tipo tem o pé pesado....150
160 km/h em pleno deserto de pedra vulcânica...não gostava de chegar em
segundo...

... me off anywhere near any open station doors. Instead, I found myself among a crowd of people (including a rather confused homeless type woman who kept asking me for money and a 'plaster'/band-aid) waiting for the main doors to open. While security personnel were constantly partly opening the gate to let staff through, it didn't look like they were going to let any of the general public inside any time soon. At first I couldn't quite believe that I could make it as far as the ...