Showing posts with label Marrakech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marrakech. Show all posts

21.5.10

Tasty in Morocco

What I liked the most about the food in Marrakesh was the fresh roast, and...



the tagine. It is a dish served in the lower part of the ceramic pot in what they cook it. The vegetables and the meet are baked together. This process makes a good kind of gravy and it is pretty spicy. Delicious!


18.5.10

My trip to Marrakech I.

I read so many different, but always very extrem opinions about Marrakech that made me very curious about this city.

So, last week I drove to Milan in order to fly to Marrakech. Unfortunately, I only had 4 days to discover the city. There was another disadvantageous factor: my big toe was broken,and it limited my capacity to walk a lot. But it doesn’t unnerved me to travel, I just saw a bit less then I wanted.

Since it was a spontaneous idea what occurred me just recently, I travelled alone with a backpack. I was totally conscious about the fact that it wasn’t easy to get by alone in an arabesque city, but it just made me more curious about it.

Arriving to Marrakech is fabulous! The so-called Red City looks from the sky like a scale-modell cut out from one peace of brick, scattered with flowers. The way from the airport to the city center is also gorgeous! The road is bordered by roses, palm trees and olive trees. It really feels like arriving to a big, rich and fruitful oasis.

After taking off from the airport bus, it is like dropping in to Super Mario’s role in a video game. There are many things coming from everywhere and I have to be very careful and move quickly to not to be hit or harassed by them. I really enjoyed this chaos! (At least after living for a while in Switzerland, it seemed to be a chaos for me.)It was so refreshing after the very strict Swiss mentality!

Marrakech - Badil palace









Marrakech - Majorelle garden

A French painter decided to collect exotic plants. Somehow, his garden turned out to be his masterwork. After his death, it was Yves Saint Laurent who took care about this collection. Obviously, YSL had a good taste...


























































Marrakech - Bahia palace

This palace is a peacy island in a moving city!











































9.5.10

My next trip : Marrakech

Next week I am going to travel to Marrakech totally alone! I am so excited about it! I have never had the possibility to leave the old continent, but finally, I can visit Africa!

Unfortunately, my left big toe is broken, so walking is going to be a bit slow, and tiring. But I hope that it won´t keep me from discovering every place I want to see.