Postcards from Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
We are on the road to Marrakech. You can almost hear everyone humming the Crosby, Still & Nash song to themselves 鈥�
After passing through an unremarkable landscape, our first glimpse of Marrakech is of a medina in the distance, with a mass of rooftop satellite dishes offering a stark contrast to both the sand colored walls and the brilliant blue sky.
Downtown Marrakech felt a little like Casablanca, with its rounded front buildings and general noise and grime. We are once again booked into a riad in the old city. Driving in any Moroccan medina is a true art form, but again Mohamed demonstrates his skill, and in spite of another GPS failure, traverses the narrow passageways to get us close to our destination. I am happy to be traveling sans luggage as the rest of my party carts mounds of luggage through a small souk and to the door of the Riad Adriana.
We are met in the courtyard with tea and a tray of sweets, and seated on cushions around a center fountain filled with rose petals. I take note of the vases of roses and huge bowls of oranges in the corners of the courtyard. I start nibbling on a second cookie when we are ushered to our rooms. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
After passing through an unremarkable landscape, our first glimpse of Marrakech is of a medina in the distance, with a mass of rooftop satellite dishes offering a stark contrast to both the sand colored walls and the brilliant blue sky.
Downtown Marrakech felt a little like Casablanca, with its rounded front buildings and general noise and grime. We are once again booked into a riad in the old city. Driving in any Moroccan medina is a true art form, but again Mohamed demonstrates his skill, and in spite of another GPS failure, traverses the narrow passageways to get us close to our destination. I am happy to be traveling sans luggage as the rest of my party carts mounds of luggage through a small souk and to the door of the Riad Adriana.
We are met in the courtyard with tea and a tray of sweets, and seated on cushions around a center fountain filled with rose petals. I take note of the vases of roses and huge bowls of oranges in the corners of the courtyard. I start nibbling on a second cookie when we are ushered to our rooms. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Postcards from Marrakech
Guide Location: Morocco » Marrakech
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Heather Daveno
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: Morocco » Marrakech
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Heather Daveno
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Riad Adriana
- Palais des Roses
- Majorelle Gardens
- Yves Saint Laurent memorial
- Musee Berbere
- Jemaa el Fna
- Youssef Ben Tashfine
- Koutoubia Mosque
- Medersa Ben Youssef
- Restaurant Riad Omar
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