After almost a year, we finally got to catch up with Dan again. He is currently midway through his 4 weeks around the world. He arrived in London wednesday morning, and Lisa played the host as I was still working that day.
Thursday 27th July
A nice early flight leaving from Gatwick meant we caught our taxi to the airport at 5am. A pretty uneventful flight, with a slight delay meant we got to the heat of Marrakech at about 11.30am. Our host for the Riad that we were staying at was there to greet us at the airport and take us straight to our home for the next 3 nights. We basically drove to the edge of the medina, where a boy then with a wheelbarrow-like-trolley took our suitcases as we swerved amongst the many people in the markets (souks), dodging donkeys, horses, motorbikes, bicycles and plenty of people. Its always a great experience to be greeted with a large glass of orange juice at your hotel. The riads are definitely something special, with each room having its own theme. At the centre of the riad was a table and also a little wading pool that we made heavy use of every day at around 2-4pm (when the day was hottest). And then it was off to do some sightseeing
Friday 28th July
A bit of sponantiety hit me when I dragged Lisa and Dan into a carpet store. He looked like he had a wide selection to choose from. The price that I originally had in my mind turned out to be a far way from what we ended up paying - in the end though, I think Lisa and me were very happy with our purchase (hey, if the store is good enough for Mariah Carey and Hillary Clinton to shop at, then its good enough for us).
Saturday 29th July
It was time to check out a little out of Marrakech - we visited the tourist office and they recommended a tour company that could lend a hand. We paid 900 dirham for the 3 of us to be driven 2 hours to the cascades. Morroco as you would expect is extremely hot and dry - to find these cascades where there are beautiful water falls and lots of greenery was just fantastic. It made for an extremely relaxing day (albeit a bit of walking to/from the cascades), and we were all very glad to have made the journey out there.
Sunday 30th July
Our final day in Marrakech - last minute shopping was the main priority. Having to check out of the riad also meant that we wanted to not make it a big day with no shower in sight for another 36 hours.
Thursday 27th July
A nice early flight leaving from Gatwick meant we caught our taxi to the airport at 5am. A pretty uneventful flight, with a slight delay meant we got to the heat of Marrakech at about 11.30am. Our host for the Riad that we were staying at was there to greet us at the airport and take us straight to our home for the next 3 nights. We basically drove to the edge of the medina, where a boy then with a wheelbarrow-like-trolley took our suitcases as we swerved amongst the many people in the markets (souks), dodging donkeys, horses, motorbikes, bicycles and plenty of people. Its always a great experience to be greeted with a large glass of orange juice at your hotel. The riads are definitely something special, with each room having its own theme. At the centre of the riad was a table and also a little wading pool that we made heavy use of every day at around 2-4pm (when the day was hottest). And then it was off to do some sightseeing
Friday 28th July
A bit of sponantiety hit me when I dragged Lisa and Dan into a carpet store. He looked like he had a wide selection to choose from. The price that I originally had in my mind turned out to be a far way from what we ended up paying - in the end though, I think Lisa and me were very happy with our purchase (hey, if the store is good enough for Mariah Carey and Hillary Clinton to shop at, then its good enough for us).
Saturday 29th July
It was time to check out a little out of Marrakech - we visited the tourist office and they recommended a tour company that could lend a hand. We paid 900 dirham for the 3 of us to be driven 2 hours to the cascades. Morroco as you would expect is extremely hot and dry - to find these cascades where there are beautiful water falls and lots of greenery was just fantastic. It made for an extremely relaxing day (albeit a bit of walking to/from the cascades), and we were all very glad to have made the journey out there.
Sunday 30th July
Our final day in Marrakech - last minute shopping was the main priority. Having to check out of the riad also meant that we wanted to not make it a big day with no shower in sight for another 36 hours.
Marrakech airport...
Our rug man who has brought us plenty of good luck on our trip
checking out the merchandise
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