We are within the walls of the city
They call it Medina,
And this it the big square that everyone gathers around,
especially after iftar.
We are visiting Marrakech during the month of Ramadan.
It is vivid, it is crazy, people are selling things,
There are horses, there are motorcycles,
And in one word, it is fantastic!
Okay so we are in the main square and it's the middle of the day and it's Ramadan.
And as you can see, the food and fruit stands
are all packed up and the main square is almost completely dead.
Even though all
the locals are fasting and the Medina looks pretty dead during the day you
should know that there are a lot of stores and restaurants that are still
open for tourists.
Walking around Marrakesh you will see artists like Abdul using a homemade
wooden lathe to carve all sorts of things using a blade held between their
toes.
It was so fun watching this and taking a few foot-made pieces home with us.
"Wow!"
Yves Saint Laurent drew a lot of inspiration in his regular visits to Morocco and it
was interesting to learn that he actually purchased the blue garden,
Jardin Majorelle, in order to save one of his favorite places from being turned
into a hotel.
This tranquil, beautiful blue landscape took over 40 years to
complete and it's just down the street from the Yves Saint Laurent Museum , which was
built in 2017.
When it comes to food, Morocco doesn't disappoint.
From a fancy high tea experience to eating tagine while being entertained by dancers,
on to random little restaurants,
each place has something different to offer and they're
all really good.
On our list for Marrakech we have three foods and three places.
At Comptoir Darna, we had our first bowl of Harira,
a thick, and very filling tomato soup with chickpeas, lentils and lamb.
After the dancing, came Tagine, a North African mixed meat and vegetable stew
named after the handmade pots in which it is slow cooked to perfection and also
served
At La Mamounia, a high-end hotel,
we found ourselves enjoying live
traditional music while eating
Chicken Bastilla,
a sweet and savory serving of almonds chicken and saffron topped with cinnamon
and icing sugar.
Another place we ventured out to was the Royal Mansour
known for its exquisite design, landscape, and services. We had booked an afternoon
of High Tea which was delightful.
And lastly, iif you don't drink mint tea in Morocco, then you have never tasted
Morocco. This traditional tea, along with sugar
and pastries is served as a welcome drink wherever you go.
In our next episode we're gonna take you to Fes and the blue city of Chefchaouen.
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