We did quite a lot of travelling towards the end of our trip and saw lots of interesting sights and enjoyed some great hospitality. In our next picture you can see us taking mint tea, and a delicious form of pancake, at a village house, well off the beaten track. The owner didn't know us from Adam, but opened up his house to us and made us feel very welcome. It was a wonderful lesson in hospitality.
We also visited some incredible painted rocks, which have become quite famous in the area.
Apparently they were painted by a Belgian man to impress his girlfriend. We thought it made too big a statement, but would have been o.k. on a smaller scale; here we were thinking of a bear sized scale - something like this ...
After the rocks, we went up into the mountains to spend a couple of nights at a village house, in a fairly remote mountain village. We had a rather death defying drive up to the house; our minibus was quite literally mountain climbing, in terrain usually only accessible on foot. Here's the view looking down from near the top ...
It would have been lovely and quiet, if it hadn't been for the loudspeakers from the mosque! When you're sleeping out on the roof, as we were, it was deafening at about 4.30 a.m, but all part of the cultural experience.
Our return to Marrakech was made via the historic seaside town of Essasouria. We simply loved this place and it was also great for fairly relaxed souk shopping.
We will definitely go back to Morocco and a return visit to Essasouria will be a must on our itinery.
When we report in next, you'll hopefully understand the reason for our speedy conclusion.
Lots of love, George and Yorkie xxx
2 comments:
Midlands Branch enjoyed seeing the painted rocks again, as it reminded them of their own visit to Morocco.
Suffolk Branch like the sound of mint tea and super yummy thick pancakes but that mountain road... no thanks! Mind you if nice shopping followed, that might soothe a bear's frazzled nerves!
Post a Comment