Riad Alaka Marrakech

... 1085;&#10 72;ми за чашко&#10 81; мятно&#10 75;о чая. Осла или (в лучше&#10 84; случа&#10 77;) вербл&#11 02;да, не тольк&#10 86; как един&#1089 ...

... 1089;ь, скажи&#10 90;е мне. У меня есть такое чувст&#10 74;о, что как тольк&#10 86; самол&#10 77;т взлет&#10 80;т и понес&#10 77;&#1090 ...

... that was my cue to say that I was not well. There was no way that I was going anywhere in a car with anyone. We had a nice meal though at the street markets in the square lots of meat and salads and I had like a dumpling with chicken and pastry and sweet spices on it really really nice. We said our goodnights and he asked if we would like to meet up again tomorrow we have said yes but we have different plans now as Mohammad is going to cook us a meal in the Riad.<br>

... a pic and Ian did not want the snake around his neck. He was demanding that we go to the bank and get some money and being really nasty so in the end I just dumped the 2d in his had and grabbed Ian and walked off. <br><br>We ended up having a walk around and going to the restaurant that we had seen in the day it was an oasis of calm after the street sellers. Ian had tajine of lamb and I had chicken we both had 3 courses and it cost us about 13 pounds and the food was lovely.<br>

11.3.09 Palaces And Tombs In Marrakesh, Morocco<br><br>We hit Café du Livres &#8211; the Internet café inside a used English bookstore &#8211; at around 9:30am this morning, and stayed there until nearly noon, enjoying a great breakfast and generally catching up on some emailing and other Web stuff. At noon, we went back to Hotel du Pacha and checked out &#8211; then left our luggage there and headed back down to the Medina (Old City).<br><br ...

... a smoke-free corner of a café or restaurant has been nearly impossible. We thought Iceland was bad, until we got to Portugal &#8211; and then we got to Spain &#8211; but Morocco? Beats them all. Alas. I&#8217;m generally fine with people making their own smoking choices &#8211; and in the past, have been known to have one or two myself &#8211; but the second-hand smoke everywhere/all the time thing does get old&#8230; For us Americans, it&#8217;s like reverting back ...

... stepping daintily around a dead chèvre (goat), we found the little sucker (a micro hidden in a cubby hole in a clay/straw wall) and... I do believe Wales now has a new geoaddict! ;D <br><br> That night (alas, my last in dear Morocco!), we headed for the legendary "Djemaa el Fna" Square for a sunset ...

... basically an oasis in the northside of town, which is known as the Yves St Laurent gardens. A horticulturist designed and planted the gardens almost a hundred years ago following a traditional Islam plan. After he died in the early 60&#8217;s, Yves St Laurent bought the site and restored the plants and public walks. He lived in Marrakesh. His &#8220;Majorelle Blue&#8221; is a stunning colour of blue made famous by this ...

... of markets, snake charmers, kids with monkeys and great food for cheap. The oranges and mint tea are worth mentioning as the best I have ever had. Everything here is fresh and fun. Marrakech seems to center around a large open plaza full of food carts, apothecary stands and merchants selling everything you don't need. Locals and tourist converge on dance shows and musicians while the whole square is filled with sounds, smells, sights and ...

... money off you any way they can which is such a shame. It was really interesting to see such a difference between male and female roles and how they entertain themselves in different ways and their different social interactions and taboos. Overall it was a great trip and it would be great to go back sometime to see things which we had to miss and spend more time getting to know the people and their culture.