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32 derb Guessaba el Khebir, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco
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View from the Café Glaciers
View from Cafe Glacier on Djemaa al Fnaa - square
servicing the medina for herbs you need and mint!
Sign in the market, Mellah, Marrakech
What is the cheapest and most convienient way of telephoning the Uk and other countries from Marrakesh? How much does it cost to phone UK? Are there any internet cafes in Marrakesh?
Try to call from Public phones starting from 8 pm or on weekends, the rate per minute is lower at those times( I think about 8 Dhs/Min --->1/2 £). And yes of course internet cafés are everywhere in Marrakesh.
There is a teleboutique in the pedestrianised street that leads to Djema el Fna,facing the square its on your left,past the cafe Mabrouka,past the arcade selling clothes.It has 2 land line phones which are half the price of the coin phones,and you can see how much youre clocking up as you speak.
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The town of El Kelaa des Srarhna is 75kms (47 miles) north of Marrakech and you will pass through it on the way to Meknes or Fes. There is a local market which is quite popular in the region by several towns in the province. The name means ‘Citadel of the Srarhna’ which comes from an earlier time when this area was an ancient capital of the Srarhna tribe of the Berber-Arab people.
CROSSING THE ATLAS
To go from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate you have to cross the Atlas mountains. It's a narrow paved road with many mountain passes. It takes more than 4 hours for 200 kms, and it gets worse when there are many trucks.
It's a bit shocking to find snow just 2 hours away from Marrakesh...
All roads in Marrakesh lead to the infamous Djemaa-el-Fna. All of life can be found here - snake charmers, acrobats, stoytellers, food stalls, juice bars and wonderfully dressed water carriers. It truly is an assault on the senses. I particularly recommend dusk, just before it gets dark. The smoke from the food stalls drifts across the Koutoubia Mosque and there is a real buzz in the air. It's not jut tourist either. The locals gather there too, in particular for the storytellers.
My wife had knowledge that Moroccan hand made carpets were of exceptional quality and would love the chance to buy one. However she was very aware that it would be very easy to purchase a carpet of inferior quality. It was a worry and chances were we would travel Morocco and return home without a carpet.
Our morning tour with a local guide took us to a carpet warehouse, a business only dealing in genuine, highest quality Moroccan carpets. It was a huge store, we were all seated with either mint tea or coke and the "Show Began". The Showman gave a 10 minute introduction equal to an Oscar Performance, very informative and entertaining with beautiful rugs appearing from nowhere and explaining the knot quantity per square metre, commencing at 140,000 and peaking at 420,000, all hand made by Berber people.
Our tour manager had informed us to halve the asking price and that would be a good price. It worked and after haggling for 10 minutes in Euros I worked down to half price, but he would not accept. I changed to US $ and he immediately accepted. A better deal for me as the Australian $ had a better exchange rate to US $ than Euro. A beautiful 5 metre hall runner. Shipping to Australia was $250 extra, however I took as luggage in my main case and purchased a cabin suitcase (oversized) and moved most of my clothes over. Never queried on the 6 international flights we took before arriving home.
The heart of Marrakech. During the day the Djemaa is filled with orange juice guys, fortune tellers, and snake charmers. At night, they wheel in the food (escargots, kebabs, soups, salads and "sheeps head stew"... all fantastic. Also at night, there are musicians, acrobats and dancers.
We went home with a ton of stuff, and everybody wished we would have brought more. They have great wood products, ceramics, stonework, fabrics, Moroccan lamps and sconces, tea pots, etc. In traditional African style, you will need to bargain, but the technique here is not the same as in other West African places... The trick is... listen to their first offer.. and divide by 10 to find your counter offer... mention that you bargain like a berber. They will immediately know that you are not the usual tourist. Don't be surprised if the whole bargaining process takes 10 minutes PER ITEM! If you want a good price, then be prepared to stay a while, and have a glass of tea.
YOU MUST HAVE THE ORANGE JUICE....served by 50 different stand workers in the Djemaa el Fna. It is by far the best orange juice I have had in the world. You won't be able to get enough of it. 1 glass for 2.50 DH (25 cents) or 1.5 liters for 10 DH ($1).... worth every penny. Here's a tip for dealing with these guys, each stand is numbered... find one on each side of the Djemaa, and keep going back to that guy... the repeat business will get you free half-glasses of OJ with every one you purchase. Regardless of where you stop, don;t just put the glass down and run... put the glass back on the table and wait for about 5 seconds, the OJ guy will probably give you a free shot.
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