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Advantages: Stunning scenery! Disadvantages: food, a bit of a culture shock
eating there appeared to be locals.
The Souqs
This is the main shopping area in Marrakech, selling a variety of wares including clothes, furnishings, dried fruit, spices and pastries. I found it quite overwhelming at first as shop keepers compete against each other for your attention, so you are not free to browse. The market is huge and it is very easy to lose track of where you are as there are many passage ways coming off each other!
Other places of interest in the old town are the Saadian Tombs and the Royal palaces and the Menara Gardens.
Day Excursions not to be missed:
There are several tour companies located just off the Djemaa el Fna who organise tours to the atlas mountains, the Cascade d'Ouzoud waterfalls and overnight stays in the Desert. We organised our tours when we got there with a company called Sahara Tours ...
Advantages: Comfortable, clean, good staff Disadvantages: A few faults, doesnt live up to expectations
This review is about my Christmas party experience at the Strand Palace Hotel.
This year, I was in charge of organising our office Christmas party, and, being based in South East London, the department tends to head to Bromley or Greenwich for a meal. But this year we decided to go all out, and go 'up west', and so I came across the Strand Palace hotel on my googlequest and we decided to go posh as well.
The booking process was slightly tiresome, seeing as the particular member of staff we made our booking through was somewhat challenged in the brains department. The initial booking process was easy. We booked ourselves in for the three-course carvery meal, and then Channy and I (the office babies) were sent scuttling around collecting everybody's cash (£33 per head). All was sent in when a couple of weeks later, the girl calls me ...
Advantages: Beautiful climate, friendly + helpful locals,respectful people, great shopping,out of this world! :) Disadvantages: hassel to buy, quite dusty (not great when you've got a cold)
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Whilst we were eating we were given a little performance by one of the staff on an instrument I think, native to Morocco. It was very pleasant and created a peaceful atmosphere.
We were then met by our tour guide, Mustapha Chouquir. We had actually been recommended him by some friends in London who had already been to Marrakech, as he would take us to places that we as tourists would probably have missed otherwise.
He was an extremely kind and genuine man who spoke excellent English and knew English humour very well considering he has not been to England. So he kept us very well entertained.
He took us to a palace built 112 years ago for the prime minister at that time. It is already derelict and is now a popular tourist attraction. The Bahiapalace. It was stunning! Very well designed and ceilings each handmade and painted! As ...
Tink27 19.12.2007 (21.12.2007)
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