Morocco and Portugal 2023

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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 21
- 13. mar. 2023
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Høyde: 378 m
- Marokko Volubilis 34.073024, -5.55530834°4’23” N 5°33’19” W
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Roman ruins of Volubilis
13. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We travelled from Chefchaouen to Meknes, a distance of 194km. The journey took over 3.5 hours, as we could only travel at 60kph for most of the way due to the number of local buses, pedestrians, donkeys, sheep and tractors sharing the road.

We broke the journey with a visit to the local market at Zaggota. It is a weekly market, so people come from miles around to do their weekly shop, many by shared taxi with their roofs piled high with produce, or by donkey cart if they live closer.

We arrived at Volubilis early afternoon for a guided tour. Volubis is a partly excavated Roman city near the city of Meknes, founded in the 3rd century BC and abandoned in the 11th century AD. It remained largely intact until an earthquake in 1755. It was subsequently looted by Moroccan rulers seeking stone for building Meknes, until excavation and restoration during the time of French rule, 1912-1955.

We had lunch in the nearby town of Moulay Idress Zerhoun, before travelling onto Meknes for the night.Les mer
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Katie Williams WHS clearly in action
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John Kalaitzis I think they could fit one tiny bit more on?
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sam and bruce we will pass on that thanks anyway!
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 22
- 14. mar. 2023
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Høyde: 549 m
- Marokko Hay Ezzaytoune 33.873561, -5.55141333°52’25” N 5°33’5” W
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Meknes Medina
14. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We were met by the local guide for a 9am tour of Meknes. We drove to a lookout point over the medina, visited the Jewish cemetery, and the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, the longest reigning Moroccan sultan (55 years), who allegedly had a harem of over 500 women and fathered more than 800 children, making him one of the most prodigious fathers in recorded history.

We then had a walking tour of the medina, which is undergoing much restoration work.

We drove to Fes in the afternoon, getting lunch locally near our hotel.

For dinner we had a local speciality, Pastilla - it's a Moroccan chicken pie, containing shredded chicken, saffron, egg and onion, with a crunchy topping of fried almonds sweetened with orange flower water, enclosed in a crispy pastry shell and garnished with icing sugar and cinnamon.Les mer
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Reisende looksinteresting
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Darren and Janetwas very nice, and very filling.
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John Kalaitzis That looks rather yum!
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 23
- 15. mar. 2023
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Høyde: 354 m
- Marokko Ennajjarine 34.062451, -4.97890434°3’45” N 4°58’44” W
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Fes Fun
15. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We did a walking tour of the Fes medina today, the largest in Morocco, and the world's largest car free urban zone.

There are 300,000 people living in the medina, in 250 quarters - each quarter is self contained and has a mosque, Koran school, Hammam, fountain and community bakery.

The medina is made up of 9,600 alleys - no wonder they tell tourists to stay still if they get separated from their group and someone will come back to find you - don't try and find your own way out!Les mer
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John Kalaitzis Good memory game!
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John Kalaitzis I'm sure that smelled lovely :)
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 24
- 16. mar. 2023
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Høyde: 712 m
- Marokko Aqqa -n-Tilzat 32.105424, -6.47791332°6’20” N 6°28’40” W
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How's the serenity...
16. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Longest drive of the trip today, 6.5 hours from Fes to Bin El Ouidane, in the Atlas Mountains.

Our first stop was Ifrane, the Switzerland of Morocco. The town is known for its alpine-style architecture and nearby ski slopes and forests. It's a popular holiday destination for Moroccans looking to escape the city heat. In the centre of town, a stone statue of a lion represents the last known Atlas Lion shot in the wild in this area in 1942.

Lunch was a traditional meal in a Berber family home, a meat and vegetable tagine... although I'm not sure the fries on top are traditional?? But it was all delicious.

We arrived at our accommodation near Bin El Ouidane at 5.30pm, a beautiful room overlooking the Ait Ouarda Dam, and a relaxing evening watching the sun set from our deck.Les mer
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Reisendewho knew you could ski in Morocco! great hotel view
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Reisendelooksimpressive
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sam and bruce wow, thats a pretty special place to relax!
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 25
- 17. mar. 2023
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Høyde: 764 m
- Marokko Oued Tiysakht 32.014643, -6.71988732°0’53” N 6°43’12” W
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Ouzoud Falls and Marrakech Foodie Tour
17. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Late start today with an 11am departure from the hotel, so plenty of time for breakfast and a walk before we were picked up.

We stopped at Ouzoud Falls for a walk around the top and bottom of the falls. It's a popular day trip from Marrakech, so was busy with locals and tourists.

The drive to Marrakech was a couple of hours, so we arrived in time to settle into our hotel, then head straight into the city centre for a foodie tour.

We started in Jemaa el Fna Square with a local guide, sampling a vast array of street food and local specialties, including juices, snails, soups and sweets, and finishing with a tangia - an urn shaped cooking pot with slow cooked beef and preserved lemon. We got back to the hotel at 10pm, not sure if we'll ever need to eat again!Les mer
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Reisendenot sure about the snail's they are huge, were they tasty?
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Darren and Janetthe broth was tasty, the snails not so much... a bit like chewy mushrooms!
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Reisende😳😳😳
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 26
- 18. mar. 2023
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Høyde: 478 m
- Marokko El Badi Palace 31.618185, -7.98599531°37’5” N 7°59’10” W
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Badia Palace and Medina walking tour
18. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We met our city guide again this morning for a walking tour of the Medina, and a visit to Badia Palace.

We did the palace first to beat the crowds - a good move, as the queue to buy tickets when we came out was lengthy!

Completed in 1900, Bahia Palace isn't a royal palace, but was built by Ahmed bin Musa, the Grand Vizier of Morocco - effectively the head public servant, but with direct access and influence over the Sultan, so he was the defacto ruler of the kingdom. Upon the sultan's death Ahmed enthroned the Sultan's third son as the new Sultan, a boy of 14, effectively giving Ahmed complete rule of the country. He built the palace to house his four wives and numerous concubines, and named it after his favourite concubine!

We then did a walking tour of the Medina for 3 hours, exploring many, many streets we missed the first 3 days we were here, including the metal workers street, leather worker's street and spice market.

We had lunch at a cafe just off the main square, did a bit more shopping, and returned to our hotel for a few hours by the pool (bit too cold to swim though)Les mer
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Daniel Williams That just looks like a gold plated office chair!
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John KalaitzisIt certainly does!
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Darren and Janetyep, there's only so much lipstick you can put on a pig and it still looks like a pig 🤣
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 27
- 19. mar. 2023
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 452 m
- Marokko Majorelle Garden 31.64222, -8.00294331°38’32” N 8°0’11” W
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Time travelling around Marrakech
19. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We had some confusion with the time this morning - the data package on our phone ran out last night, so the time was different to the tablet and must have been wrong... so we thought!

Turns out Morocco is on permanent daylight savings time, except for Ramadan (which starts Thursday), so the clocks went back an hour this morning. Just that no-one told us... and the tablet was still set to a German time zone 🙄. So, at a cafe for morning tea we were trying to look at people's watches to see what time it really was 🤣. On the upside, we got an extra hour today, and I got to ask all day "old time or new time?"

We did plenty of walking today to clean up the caches north of the city (16,000 steps, 10.2 km according to the tracker).

We saw old theatres, new theatres, museums and gardens, including the Yves Saint Laurent Museum and Majorelle Gardens, later owned and restored by Yves Saint Laurent and where his ashes are scattered.

We arrived back at our hotel around 2pm (new time 😁) for another sit by the pool, then wandered out to a local cafe where we had one of the traditional Moroccan soups for tea.Les mer
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Katie WilliamsMum loves the old time/new time game! Glad to hear you played it lots
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Darren and Janetyes, she loved it!
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John Kalaitzis Wonderful!
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 28
- 20. mar. 2023
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Marokko Squala du port d'Essaouira 31.509923, -9.77364231°30’36” N 9°46’25” W
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Road to Essaouira
20. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We hit the road at 9am for our journey west to Essaouira, a port and resort city on the Atlantic coast. For many years the city was the main port of Morocco, due to it's straight line access to Marrakech.

On the way we passed the "famous" Moroccan tree climbing goats - they've becomes an Instagram favourite, but the major tour companies refuse to stop at them because of the cruelty issues (the goats don't climb the trees, but are placed up by farmers, balancing on small platforms with no access to water or shade)

We were dropped at the city gates of Essaouira to walk to our hotel, as there is no vehicle access inside the medina.

We went for an afternoon walk along the foreshore, from the bustling fishing port in the north, to the luxury resort style hotels as we headed south. The tourist trade now dominates the beach, with numerous offers for us to ride horses, camels or quad bikes on the beach.Les mer
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John Kalaitzis Great photo!
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John Kalaitzis Are they tethered? Otherwise why don't they jump down?
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Darren and Janetnot tethered, but either can't get down, or they are put back if they get down. Interesting article at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti…
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John KalaitzisVery interesting and conflicting!
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 29
- 21. mar. 2023
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Høyde: 11 m
- Marokko Jorf Barmil 31.514873, -9.76990131°30’54” N 9°46’12” W
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Was Mogador, now Essaouira
21. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We began the day with a local guide and a walking tour of the medina. It has a totally different feel to the medinas in larger cities, far less hustle and bustle, a greater percentage of tourists, and a relaxed holiday vibe.

The Portuguese seized Essaouira (then known as Mogador) in 1510 and built a fortress. They only lasted 4 years before it was recaptured by the local resistance.

During the 16th century, powers including Spain, England, the Netherlands and France tried in vain to conquer the city, but it remained a haven for the export of sugar and molasses, and as an anchorage for pirates.

The present city of Essaouira was built during the mid-eighteenth century by the Moroccan King, in his attempt to open Morocco up to world trade.

We wandered the medina again in the afternoon, stopping for fresh fish lunch, and a haircut for me at the local barber.Les mer
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John Kalaitzis No.2 all over?
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Darren and Janet2 on the top, 1 on the beard 😁
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John KalaitzisProbably slightly cheaper than the $25 paid in Blackwood?
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Darren and Janeta bit cheaper than that, but more expensive than I was expecting - I was thinking about $5-10 dollars (35 to 70 dirham).. bearing in mind we can get dinner for 2 for 80 dirham)... I asked one today and he said "whatever you want to pay".. but I've read about those and they ask for 300 when they finish! So we moved on to the next, who asked 150 for both. I said no and he immediately came down to 80 for both... which seemed fair 😁
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Darren and Janet Morocco and Portugal 2023
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- Dag 30
- 22. mar. 2023
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Høyde: 465 m
- Marokko Marrakesh 31.6312, -8.00667231°37’52” N 8°0’24” W
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Marrakech, Take 3...
22. mars 2023, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We had a mid-morning departure from Essaouira for our journey back to Marrakech, arriving at our hotel just after 1.30pm.

It's the third time we've been to Marrakech this trip, so we knew exactly where to go... or so we thought! We headed by foot to the main square, Jamaa El Fna, which was quiet, before the night time traders set up. We attempted to find the same shop we purchased items from last week, but ended up walking the laneways in vain.

Fortunately there are dozens of shops selling similar items, so we just had to find what we were after, and do the haggling dance from scratch. As the shop was tiny, I sat outside while Oliver negotiated the price... and despite starting one hundred dirham apart, she got it for her requested price 😁

Another couple of hours by the pool, dinner at the hotel, and we're ready for a flight to Portugal tomorrow to meet up with Bek and Jake.Les mer
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Reisende Almost has a prison vibe in the daylight ...
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John Kalaitzis 😂😂😂😂
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