by danielle
Marrekech, like Fes, is divided into an old Medina and a Nouvelle Ville. Unequal to Fes though, which is cloaked in a medieval protect, Marrakech feels electric. The beating sentiments of the disorder is the burgh decent, or Djemaa El Fna. A fete for the senses – wander-charmers, around with-handlers, orange juice squeezers, henna tattoe artists, fixture & nut vendors, teeth pullers (the closest many get to a call to the dentist) and muti men during the day, and at dusk the squre becomes transformed into a vibey drive subsistence bazaar, whose vendors cosset UCT’s RAG-MAG sellers seem control!
And then there are the souks… the avenues of stalls selling leather goods, crockery, carpets, grey trinkets & antiques. The art of bartering is quintessential and constancy of the distillate!
Thankfully, due to Jamo and Sam’s exclude organisational skills, we were accomplished to flight the tumult and penetrate the coccon-like tranquility of a tastefully renovated and redecorated Riad, called Riad Linda after it’s Australian proprietress. Sam and Jamo had flown in from London for the weekend, as had Paula’s cousin Cara and her boyfriend, Andrew. The unalterable ‘surcharge’ on accommodate, was Mikaela’s chum, Jonathan, who managed to find however to be coextensive with us regard for his perplexing gardening disregard list. It was illusive having you all around!
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