Dar Al Bahar Essaouira
1 rue de Touahen Essaouira, 44000, Morocco
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Clementines for a smile
... throughout the city before the fish begin to spoil. There is no denying the freshness of the fish, as my experience can surely attest.
Back from the harbor, I headed into the medina where up until now I had really only explored the two main streets. As I headed back down some of the quiet alleys with no tourists, the locals greeted me with Bonjours and smiles. It was a much different vibe here as opposed to Marrakech. The white painted buildings with ...
Ease'n up in Essaouria
... into the Medina looking for our hostel. Unfortunately, due to poor directions from the hostels website, we were unable to find it. Luckily we hadn't booked it so we did the next best thing and stayed in the cheapest hotel listed in the Lonely Planet guide book (the Hotel Smara). Turns out the hotel was very clean, had nice rooms and amazing views of the Atlantic Ocean and the town walls from a roof top terrace.
After settling into our room, we went for ...
Essaouira/the Jimi Hendrix experience/naughty boys
... a few of them came over. It was very hard to communicate with them. Dori took another picture, but then they wouldn't leave us, and more and more of them came over. All the while they were getting a bit touchy-feely with Dori (who was one of the tourists in bikinis). In the end I shouted at one who tried to undo her top, and we had to walk away to a new spot on the beach. It made us wonder about the affect that tourists must have on the culture there.
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Salaam from Marocco
... consisting of fresh vegetables and fruits, olives and bread. Yummm!
My computer battery is about dead and I’ll have to replace it which will probably be a pain in the butt. So, in case it takes a while for the next blog entry or I am not in e-mail contact with some of you; that’s why. I’ll have to find the internet cafes, but it sure is nice to write from the cozy place of “home”! PS Nr. 2; no pics computer too slow.
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Essaouira - Morocco
... longer then expected...so frustrating.
Once there, we were guided to a quite nice, and cheap hotel, with roof top views of the ocean and Medina. Essaouria is one of our favorite places, and we decide to stay for a couple of nights.
During our time here, we check out the local fishing stands (where you choose your fish, and they cook it ...



