Dar Naima

Visit the Marjane supermarket!!

by angiebabe

Probably very unconventional but i and others after me have highly enjoyed it! Marjane is a supermarket chain around the cities in Morocco and are rather huge and with pretty much everything from food, drinks and alcohol to fresh and frozen foods, bread, and household goods and clothing - electrical goods and beauty products and stuff like camera film and music cds can all be useful reasons to shop there.

Weve found it particularly helpful when we are touring or travelling by car which allows us the ability to save andcarry with us supplies for along the way such as water, uht milk, diet coke, our red wine and vodka supply -and beer if you wish - and gift sort of stuff when visiting or staying with friends or family.
out in the small towns or remote areas where stuff like coffee is more expensive i reckon its handy to buy the 60g nescafe sachets they have in marjane for only 6 dirham!or good honey - out in the remoter areas its often only a honey concoction made of sugar or glucose and water added to honey that is available! so real honey can be a nice gift of thanks.

or if you want washing powder, shampoo, argane moisturiser or even some good quality cumin to travel with or take home. camera film eg 36 exp 200 asa fuji film is only 29 dirham - one hour processing here, including enlargements, is pretty cheap too.

and not a bad place to grab something for lunch, theres a fast food such as pizza department or grab some rolls or baguettes and add some cheese, salami, olives, and whatever else interesting you find. also canned food such as tuna, sardines, and peas might be tantalising to take travelling with you!?
anyway its all there and , along with the lovely airconditioning for some respite during the hot summer, its another off the beaten path place to check out the locals.

In the heart of the souks-charming!

by sunlovey about Cafe d'épices

I'm afraid you'll have to stumble upon this adorable little place with great views and excellent people watching on your own... It exists within the souks, in one of the open little squares. It is a three-story cafe with low stool and couch seating and cool, sparce Moroccan decor. The music is funky and eclectic. The staff is stylish and speak enough English to get by, French is your best bet.

To order, check out the black board on the first floor, especially if you plan to sit upstairs, because the full menu is only available downstairs. Upstairs you'll see a small little chalk board with a few sandwiches listed upon it. We sat upstairs on a couch by the scrolling iron window, looking out we witnessed henna artists at work and spice salesmen touting their divine smelling flavors.

I climbed the stairs to the terrace to find a fantastic view of the roof tops of Marrakesh and a great shot of Koutoubia. A nice breeze made this a lovely place to sit as well. Sandwiches are served on the traditional Marrakesh round loaf bread and are quite tasty. Order a Moroccan salad too... a unique mix of ingredients with a deliciously spiced olive oil dressing on the side.

I had a fromage sandwich and Tim had a scrumptuous saffron chicken sandwich, plus we shared the salad, topped with hard boiled eggs, tuna, potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and orange slices.

Sandwiches were around 40-50 dirhams each.

Ourika is like an oasis in the desert

by karam33

If you like to go around Marrakesh, Ourika is a good choice. You take a petit taxi for the grand taxi stop which is outside of the city. You find the taxi for Ourika and begin to bargain. 250 dh. is ok for roudtrip and then begin to climb the Atlas Mountains. When you reach Ourika, you must climb the waterfalls(Cataract) with childrens guidance for 5-15 dh. You feel the cool and begin to return.

The minbar.

by belgianchocolate

This is the door of the summer residence of the
badia palace.... behind this you can admire
one of the highlights of Islamitic art.
(but you can't take pictures).

At the entrance of the palace you need to pay
extra if you want to see this minbar.
I didn't had a clue what to expect but I was
glad I did.

This minbar was already famous in it's time.
It dates back from the 12th century and was
restored recently. A minbar is a pulpit and this
one used to be the one of the 'Koutoubia'.
It was made in Cordoba (Spain) and has
indeed magnificient woodcarvings.
The minbar is also completely surrounded
by arabian writings that had great information
for the historice who examined this artwork.

Nice was that there was a lot of information
about the minbar with the history... pitty
we could not get round it.

It is easy to imagine that everybody was stunned
by it's beauty since it was only used on friday
and that it would drive itself outside a nich
by an ingenious system of pulleys.

And I Meet Mouna

by Nazha

Mouna she did Henna to Japanese friend Tomoko

"life on 18 m2"

Mouna invite us for lunch. we find out that 8 people are non stop in this one 18 m2 big place. Wc is outside. Kitchen in side the room. No comment. Mellah in Marakesh.

"And action on same meters"

I observe how they move and how they start to cook. They are use to that. In this place they prepared in two hourse very good tajine with chicken in lemon and vegetable souce, three diferent salads, strawberrys, and coffe after all. While we drink coffe the place became like nothing was happend here.

"Tajine and strawberrys"

When we finished meal I promise to myself I will never complicate in my life again.
All the houses in Mellah are the same. In every room are more than 4 people - it is luxus - and more.

Her brother preparing beatroot salad with coriander , sugar, and orange juice.Ther was also carot and cucumber and green salad with tomato with olive oil and cumin.