Morocco Trip
10-16 August 2013
Rita. Adiani. Yadhi
Day 1
We arrived at casablanca airport on a saturday afternoon.
Took a train to the town and stayed at ibis which is just nearby the exit of
the train station. Didn’t have time to explore casablanca coz we’re taking the
train to fes early next morning.
Day 2
Time to go to fes! Took the 6.15am train. Arrived at fes around 10.15am and went straight to the riad at the medina by petit taxi. Then, we went on a walking tour around the medina (check the full story here). After that, we took petit taxi to somewhere near Tombeaux Des Merinides to see the panoramic view of Fes. After that we went to Carrefour : )
the view of fes |
Day 3
It’s time to go
on a 3-day tour from Fes to Marrakech with Sahara Services. Tonight we’re gonna
spend the night at the desert (Erg Chebbi). Yay!
The
driver picked us up at Riad Verus on time. His name is Mohamed. And because he
really doesn’t want to remember our names, he called us Fatima, Aisyah and
Mustafa :Dwith our driver |
ifrane |
at the desert |
We had dinner
under the starry sky and spent the night at the tent : )
Day 4
We woke up around 6am. To see the sun rises and to take as many pictures as possible before we head back. It was a beautiful morning.
morning at the desert |
Bye bye desert.
It was amazing... and unforgettable (especially the sores, haha)
We had our showers
at the hotel and got back on the road with our driver (Mohamed) at around 11am.
We’re heading to Dades Valley.
We spent the
night at Kasbah de la Valle at Dades Valley.
Day 5
atlas corporation studios |
Kasbah Ait Benhaddou |
We arrived at
Marrakech around 7pm, it’s the end of our tour with Mohamed. It was very hot in
marrakech. Even the wind was hot! It was like standing forever near a flaming
stove! Apparently, the heat peaks at 4-7pm, around 40 something degree celcius.
Yaiks!
djemaa al fna |
Day 6
Jardine Majorelle |
Gueliz |
We went by taxi
to ensemble artisanal at Muhamed V street. They sell souvenirs. After that, we
walked back to djema, had some KFC, and went on a hop on hop off bus (coz it’s
too hot to walk).
At around
6.30pm, we stroll around the souks near djema. And we had dinner at djema.
Day 7
This is my last
day. My 2 friends still have 4 more days left. So I’ll be traveling home alone
today. I felt a little bit sad. Just a little bit, because the main interest
for me is the desert, and we’ve already done it. Furthermore, it was too hot to
walk around any town.
We got on a
11am train from Marrakech to Casablanca. My friends are going to Fes, we’re on
the same train and I got off at Casablanca. Then I got on another train to the
airport. It was a smooth train journey, no delays (on day 1, the train from the
airport to the town delayed for half an hour and it stopped somewhere along the
way, the total journey was 1.5 hours. It was supposed to be only a 40-minute
journey.)
Oh sh*t! They left my luggage at Doha!
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