This is what home in Marrakech looks like to me. The house belongs to my friends, David & Ross, formerly of Scotland, where they now host guests. Off this central outdoor space are 2 single rooms, 2 double rooms, a kitchen, a traditional Moroccan lounge with lots of books, and stairs on opposite corners to the upper floors where the guys live. At the very top is a terrace with views over the city, where one can clearly hear the call to prayer moving from mosque to mosque.
My room is through the arch and a turn to the left. My bathroom is there behind the post. The neighborhood is a quiet residential part of the medina, not too far from the tourist haunts. A 10 minute walk will get you to the Place Djema el Fna, the food stalls set up each evening not a bad place to eat, if you remember to avoid the snakes. My preference is to go the opposite way, sometimes to pick up bastila, pigeon pie now made with chicken, that I’ve special-ordered from the bakery. Or to the local market beyond. I’m getting homesick.
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A most inviting place. Definitely makes me want to sit down and enjoy its beauty!
I was just looking again at the book in the picture, on the table, wondering what it was I was reading. I found it in my bookcase, ‘Marrakesh: through writer’s eyes’. Published in the UK by Eland, thought I recognized their distinctive binding. In case anyone else was wondering…
yes, very inviting indeed. Very colorful and serene looking…
Off to Marrakesh on Saturday to start a travel photo course and then down to the southern towns over the mountains….
Off to Marrakesh on Saturday to start a travel photo course and then down to the southern towns over the mountains….
Very much looking forward to seeing the results of this adventure, Mac!
Mac, will you by any chance be going to Taroudant? I was there briefly years ago and am thinking of returning for a longer visit. Wherever you go, I’ll look forward to your report and in particular, about your experiences in smaller places.