Es Saadi Palace Marrakech
Rue Ibrahim el Mazini Marrakech, 40000, Morocco
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Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel!
... barrier proved to be too difficult to gain confidence and close the deal. In the end, we did our good deed (trust in Allah) yet remained vigilant on the defensive (tie up your camel). We continued our trip noting that the roads bounced from one desert oases to another, stopping at a few and an authentic sand dune to stretch our legs just as the ancient Berber trade caravans did only on camel. According to our guide book some of ...
Across the Atlas to the Real Morocco
... stop. Men sat at the rickity tables eating lamb and bread from a single commumal plate with no silverware in traditional Berber fashion. So we got a sunny table and joined in. Dorrie and the kids ordered chicken; I ordered cuttlets which turned out to be once again the best mutton (goat in this case) I have ever had, although very tough. Goat and ox quarters were also for sale hanging next to the BBQ stands. The goat quarters hung with the hoofs and a ...
All Roads Lead to Marrakech
... were absolutely true. So we climbed he narrow stairway into a beautiful dining room adorned with intracate tile work and a hand carved wood ceiling. The dining room filled quickly after we sat down with chain smoking Europeans but the food was delicious. The kids had chicken kababs with an interesting spice, Dorrie had chicken with couscous, and I had lamb with zuchinni and fresh mint.
We got ice cream cones on the way back to the room.
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All Aboard the Marrakech Express!
After a nice cup of mint tea at a road side cafe, we set out for the train station. It was a cool, foggy morning and not much activity about - especially taxis. I figured that we could wait for one to happen by and possibly miss our trian or start walking to the train station and stand at least a chance to make the train by walking the whole way or finding a taxi enroute. We never found a taxi and made the train with about 7 minutes to ...
Reaching our Limits
... owned by the famous clothing designer Yves Saint Laurent. Honestly, not worth the trek to the new city.
Gratefully, we hired a driver to take us back to the Medina determined to hit all of the remaining attractions we hadn't yet seen. With a stop at the bus station to purchase our tickets to Essaouira and Casablanca then to multiple banks to find a working ATM, the driver dropped us off as close as possible to the Bahia Palace. It was interesting to ...



