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On the other side of the gondola, they have lemon pickled in vinegar and salt, dried tomatoes, capers, more green olives.
In the background, in another gondola, various kinds of pastas, of couscous grains, flour, semolina. Leave a Comment Theme: Department Store
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What is that, Ipomea cream ? Sweet potato ! Would you have thought of making jam (cream) with sweet potato? It's delicious, somehow tasting like chestnut cream. It is a good idea and I will try do make some at home. Leave a Comment Theme: Department Store
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There are green street stalls among others along the main street of Rabat's medina called Rue Souika. The shop keepers sell mentha leaves which are used to make the most popular and the cheapest Moroccan drink that is meantha tea, sometimes called... Moroccan vodka.
Fresh mentha leaves per kilo for use in Morocco or in plastic bags for use at home. I bought one bag and I forgot to use it on time... It's a pity, numerous mentha tea bags taste different and fresh mentha leaves are not available in my hometown.
Very, very cheap.
Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: Along Rue Souika - main street of the old Arab city (the medina).
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The main shopping area for local craft is located in southwestern part of the medina close to the Grand Mosque and along Rue Souika and Rue des Consuls close to their junction. There are a few smaller covered shopping streets there.
Usually a few neighbouring shops sell the same kind of goods: pottery, silver jewelry (oposite to the Grand Mosque), copperware etc. In contrast to, say, the medina in Fes, there are not many places to see local craftmen at work on streets of Rabat's medina.
I paid attention to some ceramics and some strange in shape, old looking, metal or copper pots and containers.
Depends on your time, patience and bargaigning skills :-)
Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: In southwestern part of the medina.
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A few shops (suques) in the medina, especially close to the Grand Mosque, offered some unique (at least for me) local or... fake local craft.
Urszula liked a lot thick pieces of wood with Arabic patterns and inscriptions carved and painted on both sides. They reminded me wooden pages (manuscripts) of very old books but the pages were not flat but a bit round in shape. I have no idea what was that but looked interesting, indeed. Well, maybe it's a copy of old Koranic manuscript.
Depends on your time, patience and bargaigning skills :-). Excuse, I had no time to do that and the first price is no price.
Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: Close to the Grand Mosque in the southwestern part of the medina.
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The Souq is located in the Old medina. If you are walking along Mohammed V and after you cross rue Hassan II you'll come to Marche Cenral, few meters later to your right will be Rue Rue Souika to your right. The souq has shops selling all kinds of stuff for the locals.
If you are looking for souvineres you should go to Rue Des Consuls. It is called that way becasue in the 19 th century deplomates used to live in this area. To get to it walk in Rue Souika and You'll reach it. You'll recognize it from the iron roof as you see it in the 2nd picture. There are few carpet shops along this road plus the other stuff for tourists.
Your other option for gifts and souviniers is Ensemble Artisanal which is located behind the Rue des Consuls, just opposite to the Ouedaia. It is very close to the Rue Des consuls, if you have any difficulties just ask. Theme: Other
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There are numerous shops (suques) selling local or... fake local craft along main streets of the medina: Rue Souika and Rue des Consuls, especially close to their junction. It's a touristy shopping area.
I paid special attention to iron or metal round and square lamps put on the ground in front of some shops.
Well, I even asked about the price of one lamp, Urszula liked most ($40 or so). But, you know, it takes at least 30 min. of busy bargaigning to receive the last price (maybe $15 or $ 20 ?). Being a bit in a hurry I skipped it.
Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftDirections: Rue Souika and Rue des Consuls at southwestern part of the medina.
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A shop selling pottery. There was a large selection of decorated pottery of different designs and shapes.Nearby were the workshops, and the smoke can be seen from some of them.
An exhibition at the beginning of the village has examples of carpets, metal lanterns, lamps, shoes and garments section but there didn't seem to be anyone to ask about the produce when I was there. Perhaps because it was in the afternoon?
Tradiional crafts like pottery, lamps, shoes , carpets, brasswork and jewellery.
I bought a selection of seven pieces of pottery and paid very little for them. A small covered pot was 15 dirham , a medium sized one 40 dirham, After I had selected everything I paid 100 dirham and got a small piece added on free. Now all this was less than 20$US, and I might have got for less if I knew how to bargain. But at the airport similar goods cost up to ten times the price. Leave a Comment Theme: GiftsAddress: outside Sale on the Meknes road.Directions: Across the river from Rabat and outside Sale
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There are numerous food stalls along the main street of Rabat's medina called Rue Souika. In contrast to many other Moroccan cities the shop keepers almost didn't bother me in Rabat.
As usual during my travels, I was interested in local food. So, I paid attention to fresh and sweet figs (delicious) and very sweet dates which are either not available or very expensive in groceries around my place. Hmm... better wash them exactly before eating.
Cheap: 20 - 50 dirhams per kilo (2 pounds) of dates and 20 - 30 dirhams for figs (per kilogram).
Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkDirections: Along Rue Souika - main street of the old Arab city (the medina).
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Finding old book about morocco is not so easy elsewhere but easy in morocco. You can find some very good books. There are 2 used bookshops I know of in Rabat.
One of them is Libraries Dakhair Al-Maghreb (see the picture). It has books in Arabic and French. It is the best place in terms of organization and knowledge. Here you can find old books about morocco not found elsewhere. It is located near Bab Alhad, on Rue Lebnane, off Rue Al Maghreb Al Arabia. 037 20 89 59, mobile 067 32 03 07.
The other book shop is English book shop, 7 Rue Al yamamah, behind the train station 037 706 593. Mostly used English books. As soon as you exit the train station turn right, and then turn right immediately on Rue Baghdad. Walk parallel to the train tracts to the end and turn left before you get to the city walls. Walk 20 meter and you'll see rue Al yamamah on you left hand.
You other option is Darb Ghallaf in Casablanca, see my Casablanca shopping tips Theme: Books
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