AnaYela Marrakech

I arrive into Marrikesh and instantly feel like I’ve landed in a 3rd world country, all I can see for miles is triple storey building with not trimmings, concrete monoliths erected for there sole purpose and built with purpose only in mind for storage or humans ...

De retour a marrakech pour recuperer notre compresseur et pour voir le garagiste qui nous a change les joints de la boite de transfert. Lui aussi il nous a fait de la *****. Il n a rien voulu savoir Ne pas aller chez Autoland a Marrakech. On a passe la nuit de dimanche dans le superbe riad de jany et philippe que l on remercie pour leur accueil.

... of a mission not to let rip-off taxi drivers get anything out of me now, even if its 46 degrees. Another neat Riad but a little out of the way (but in the Medina) with seemingly only one other guest & a failing restaurant.
So its another souk wander, dinner in the square & badly lost again on way back - I suspect I have walked as much post goats.
More wandering ...

... summit as a challenge till Andrea puts him right, although she can't make the a/c work....
Back at Fantasia & another wander of the souks which gets me the haircut I probably should have got before we left. BTW, I've never seen so many barbers (as opposed to Berbers) in one place.
We joined 2 other On the Go groups and partook of the inevitable meal in the square before more souk wandering. Back in a heavy tourist area is a severe adjustment from living with the ...

Arrivee a marrakech de
nuit et direction le relais de marrakech camping plutot agreable, ou
nous avons fait la rencontre de Annie et rene un couple de retraites
de 65 ans et 79 ans avec un land et une superbe peche, tres bonne
rencontre autour d un petit ricard ca faisait trois semaine que l on
avait pas bu d alcool. Mardi visite de la ville et Mercredi direction
Marrakech, Morocco quatrequart

... that left no surface undecorated.  Now, empty of students, the medersa serves only as a reminder of Marrakech's past glories.   We stepped into the central courtyard and were immediately struck by the beauty of the design.  Carved walls, wood, and columns enveloped the spacious courtyard with a small pool in the centre, the delicate design covering every surface.  As we moved up into the old living quarters of the students, the elaborate common spaces ...

... all the tombs are oriented to Mekka. In the evening we have some food, again at Djemaa el fna - some pricey skewers and minth tee, a local sweet speciality [green tea with great deal of sugar&mint]. By the way, opuntia fruit tastes good;). Then we have an idea to explore medina at night. Now it's a quite different place and even harder to orient in, because it's empty [22 o'clock] and there is no sun;). But in spite of this, most of the medina is lit at the night. So long for tod