If one day, a wizened old sage told me that I would go to Morocco for 5 days with a plane ticket back to $ 120, I would have probably said, "Ride on Grandpa!! !!! ".
Marrakesh is only 3 hours from Geneva. Lake Geneva Moroccan arid landscapes, and between the Alps and the chain of Atlas, there are quite a contrast.
Fasten your seat belts, here we stay at home carpets, sweet green tea and calls to prayer.
Eli we arrived at Djeema El-Fna. This is the heart of the city of Marrakesh. There are snake charmers, dried fruit kiosks, selling freshly squeezed orange juice, etc..
At night, the atmosphere is always bustling. Smoke grills sausages and lamb rises in the air. Turbulence original culinary aerial view, this is exciting.
The stands are a flawless appearance. This is probably related to the inclusion of this place UNESCO heritage. In the background, the minaret of the local mosque.
Interested in a small shot of snail? I like snails in garlic Pacini, but then the smell of the pot was a bit repulsed.
Morocco, it is the opportunity to make contact with a culture mixing Berber and Arab origins.
Globalization.
A stop sign. Seriously there are many just in Quebec, where it is called like that.
I wonder if this vehicle meets the previous sign.
By going there, we knew we would have to bargain intensely. I believe that in every transaction we do, we have done, in a different way. We made some fatal errors, like having a bad feeling in the value of the local currency, show too much interest in an object, buy fake and realize 200 km away, buy spices to 3 times the selling price in a booth two blocks (having had sympathy for the seller who offered us tea and that it lacked some teeth). After all, part of the bargain Moroccan experience. Local crafts are fabulous. And when we realize we have got $ 1, we laugh. I still have to say that in the end we were better, but 5 days is very short to do by hand.
Booth carpet for your viewing pleasure.
Believe it or not, Morocco was once covered with water. The fossil beds are everywhere, which is not without interest for the tourist path. Of course, there are still a few fossils "made in China" in the display of the booth.
The spice stand where I bought Ras-Al-Hanout Couscous for our future.
Eli and his purchase of necklaces with this seller pushy.
Some vases and plates.
Morocco, it is also the fruit, such as clementines that were surprisingly ripe green.
Or pomegranate, which takes a thousand years to eat but we savored every bite.
In the meetings, the mint tea is a natural accompanying. The ratio of sugar cubes versus quantity of tea is in high.
To your health, because mine failed after drinking this glass.
A very good chicken tajine.
Chegrouni restaurant in Marrakesh.
Now talking architecture. I know nothing in the field, but one of the most striking differences is the shape of the door frames.
Another specimen.
Not to mention the ornaments on the ceiling.
Orientation in the city is almost impossible task, even with a professional of the caliber of Eli. The streets are real mazes.
We visited some palaces, including El-Badi, who was in ruins.
Passing through the catacombs, which I am a fan.
Talk about Islam. First highlight is the omnipresence of minarets, the towers juxtaposing the mosque is performed five times a day the call to prayer. "Alllaaaaaaah Akbar" (Allah is great).
Distinctive symbol, the Koutoubia Mosque.
Women are veiled in the very large majority. It is puzzling, is not it ladies?
Moroccan flags.
We made a trip to Imlil, a mountain village in the chain of Atlas. Did you know that some peaks of this massif are located above the 4000 m mark?
Village "suburb" of Imlil. It is understood that the houses are made of the same material as the mountain itself.
Short hike to get to the foot ...
... Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak in the Atlas.
We passed a small shop where they used this ingenious fridge natural.
Dan the man, who tells you next time!
Ciao ciao,
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