Riad Hasna Marrakech

Confirming my ever-strong belief in fate and allworking out eventually, we ended up in Morocco right on time for the 2009 Marrakech Film Festival! As film fanatics, we hot-well, actually cold-footed it-from freezing cold Casa to Marrakech making it just in time for films galore...

Getting back to the Western world is weird after adventures in African countries like Mali and Senegal as it seems so different yet only a drive-or even briefer flight ...

... kollat in staden ordentligt och irrat runt bland alla små gator och torg där de säljer allt möjligt och omöjligt bl.a. på jakt efter fina tofflor som Astrid vill ha med sig till Sverige. Jag (Karin) har redan blivit pålurad en henna-tatuering vars pris varierade mellan gratis och 400 dirham (knappt 400 sek). Slutligen kom vi ”överens” om 50 dir (försäljerskan var inte så nöjd med detta). Här är många sköna m ...

We have been in Marrakech for three days now and I just finally made it into town because first I was sick then it was pouring down rain. What a drag. Anywho just thought I'd give a quick update since we aren't sure if we will have internet for the next couple weeks.

Thought I'd put in some general stuff

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I went with African Trails because it ...

... hut. By the way, Pizza hut is an incredibly posh restaurant in Morocco so it seems with proper wait staff and an extensive menu. I don’t think I’ve ever had pizza hut that tasted that good!

That night it rained, and I mean RAINED. Everyone who had been out all day in the city returned to the campsite completely drenched while those of us who stayed ran around trying to make sure there were rain covers on all the tents and all the electronics were in dry areas. No ...

... host sister's name was Nassima. She's learning English from the Peace Corps volunteer Nathaniel, and she was absolutely amazing. She was 20, and after two days I felt like we were family. Our house was pretty awesome, and absolutely full of women! I connected almost instantly with Nassima's sister-in-law, Rachida. We talked all about Islam and she was impressed I knew the whole story of Abraham and Isaac, the story behind that weekend's festival, L'Eid. We also talked about marriage. She ...

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... Dr, is that a rip off? I guess so, but we'll never know! Enjoying the sunshine, we walked back into town and set about spending the rest of our Moroccan money. There was a joyous reunion with the bloke who dressed me up on our first day in ...

We arrived in Marrakech safely after a very interesting Ryan Air flight from Marseille where a guy was trying to open the door in mid air and had to be held down and guarded by a couple of policemen who luckily were on the flight. After landing, the Morrocan policemen arrived and they took him away before we were allowed to stand up and get off. Very entertaining! We have been invited to stay at a Riad ...

... late dinner. It is nearly 1am, I am cold and tired and clearly unhappy. It is Moroccan Independence Day, a public holiday celebrating the Moroccan separation from French rule. It is probably not a great day to wear the jacket I have with "France" written on the back. It means many places are closed, except my favourite French Patisserie. Thank god the Moroccan's didn't separate themselves from sweet French goodies. Only some of the stalls in the square are ...