Marrakech
Monday, February 4, 2008 | | |I am an American, but for all my life I was a nomad. He started in Cairo, where I was born. (My father, a New Yorker, was on mission in Egypt.) My travels have continued through more than 70 countries - Cambodia to Colombia, Iran to Italy, Namibia in Nepal - and my job as a specialist in human rights and democracy means the list keeps growing.
Each place I visited was convincing in its way, but I've never seen a city that made me want to settle until I arrived in Marrakech. His appeal has so much more than snake charmers, tellers, and the souks - but they also help. The hospitable people, the food delicious, mysterious architecture, and the fascinating Moroccan culture add up to make Marrakech a city like no other. The words borrowing little Goldilocks, Marrakech considered "fair" in some way.
So two years ago, my husband (an American architect), our two children, and I negotiated in our nomadic existence for a period of nine hectares of olive groves on the outskirts of Marrakech. We then proceeded to open The Peacock Nest, a shop online beautiful Moroccan, and design and build a style, ecological boutique hotel called Peacock Pavilions (peacockpavilions.com), both are named after the peacocks roam property. If everything goes as planned, the 10-room hotel will be ready by July.
Somewhere on the road, I decided to start writing a blog, My Marrakesh (mymarrakesh.com), a great love letter to my new home. I like to share my passion for Marrakech with anyone who will pay attention. And they do: I am not exactly sure why, but thousands of people read my Marrakech every day. Either my mother pays all - she always wanted me to be popular in high school - or people are really interested in the charming city that I am lucky enough to call home.
Wait, is it Marrakesh or Marrakech?
The style of BT is to follow Webster's Dictionary geographic place names, we write Marrakech. Montague, however, his request Marrakesh My blog because spelling is closer to how the city's name is pronounced.
Eat
Morocco is famous for its food, and no wonder. It is mouthwatering and eclectic, and there's something for everyone. The most famous dish is the tagine, a stew slowly filling cooked in a clay pot with a conical lid. In addition to chicken, beef, lamb, fish, or vegetables, tagines often include fruit, olives, onions and almonds. Many restaurants also serve couscous, especially as a traditional family lunch on Friday. -- The seven vegetable couscous royal, topped with a grape / onion concoction, is not to be missed.
Kebabs (skewered meat or chicken) are always a sure value and are particularly popular with younger set. Harira, a soup made with tomatoes and chickpeas and served with bread and dates, a warming is often vegetarians and others. If the food strikes you as a blah - you chile fiend! -- Request harissa, a spicy sauce that you send your taste buds into overdrive.
There is a wide variety of places to snack and dinner in Marrakech, street stalls opulent restaurants The Arabian Nights. Coffee and culture is everywhere - thank you, undoubtedly, the country's history as a French colony. I provide a range of food choices below, on the super cheap to set up your dive-cents. Also included are some non-Moroccan options for those who want to mix a little.
Marrakech abundant mandarin and orange trees to make fresh juice throughout the world. Yay! By day, the head of orange juice stalls on Jemaa el-Fna, the famous central square. There are dozens of juice stalls, which are all numbered. I have not really noticed a difference between the juice at No. 1 and juice at No. 23. Then choose the booth with your lucky number and make a Beeline. A smile you is usually a half filling free.
At night, the juice stalls are far wheels and dozens of outdoor kitchens are set up in rows in order, with bench seats communal. I am a party to the stall where a head with a handlebar mustache is harira. Be sure to click on the stands who specialize in exotica like sheep, the head or snails (Slurp you from a cup). Unfortunately, no beer is proposed to one of the stands.
On the sidelines of Jemaa el-Fna is Legend of ice, an ice cream shop. It is particularly attractive to toddlers in the group, but adults will also appreciate a ball of one of 50 flavors home. Cafe Spice, the Medina market spices, is a charming place and aromatic for breakfast or a glass of mint tea hot. Further down the medina serpentine alleys east Terrace Spice Souk to Cherifia. (It is owned by the same guy who owns Cafe Spice.) Salads from only $ 6.50, and you can bask in the sun on the large terrace.
Each place I visited was convincing in its way, but I've never seen a city that made me want to settle until I arrived in Marrakech. His appeal has so much more than snake charmers, tellers, and the souks - but they also help. The hospitable people, the food delicious, mysterious architecture, and the fascinating Moroccan culture add up to make Marrakech a city like no other. The words borrowing little Goldilocks, Marrakech considered "fair" in some way.
So two years ago, my husband (an American architect), our two children, and I negotiated in our nomadic existence for a period of nine hectares of olive groves on the outskirts of Marrakech. We then proceeded to open The Peacock Nest, a shop online beautiful Moroccan, and design and build a style, ecological boutique hotel called Peacock Pavilions (peacockpavilions.com), both are named after the peacocks roam property. If everything goes as planned, the 10-room hotel will be ready by July.
Somewhere on the road, I decided to start writing a blog, My Marrakesh (mymarrakesh.com), a great love letter to my new home. I like to share my passion for Marrakech with anyone who will pay attention. And they do: I am not exactly sure why, but thousands of people read my Marrakech every day. Either my mother pays all - she always wanted me to be popular in high school - or people are really interested in the charming city that I am lucky enough to call home.
Wait, is it Marrakesh or Marrakech?
The style of BT is to follow Webster's Dictionary geographic place names, we write Marrakech. Montague, however, his request Marrakesh My blog because spelling is closer to how the city's name is pronounced.
Eat
Morocco is famous for its food, and no wonder. It is mouthwatering and eclectic, and there's something for everyone. The most famous dish is the tagine, a stew slowly filling cooked in a clay pot with a conical lid. In addition to chicken, beef, lamb, fish, or vegetables, tagines often include fruit, olives, onions and almonds. Many restaurants also serve couscous, especially as a traditional family lunch on Friday. -- The seven vegetable couscous royal, topped with a grape / onion concoction, is not to be missed.
Kebabs (skewered meat or chicken) are always a sure value and are particularly popular with younger set. Harira, a soup made with tomatoes and chickpeas and served with bread and dates, a warming is often vegetarians and others. If the food strikes you as a blah - you chile fiend! -- Request harissa, a spicy sauce that you send your taste buds into overdrive.
There is a wide variety of places to snack and dinner in Marrakech, street stalls opulent restaurants The Arabian Nights. Coffee and culture is everywhere - thank you, undoubtedly, the country's history as a French colony. I provide a range of food choices below, on the super cheap to set up your dive-cents. Also included are some non-Moroccan options for those who want to mix a little.
Marrakech abundant mandarin and orange trees to make fresh juice throughout the world. Yay! By day, the head of orange juice stalls on Jemaa el-Fna, the famous central square. There are dozens of juice stalls, which are all numbered. I have not really noticed a difference between the juice at No. 1 and juice at No. 23. Then choose the booth with your lucky number and make a Beeline. A smile you is usually a half filling free.
At night, the juice stalls are far wheels and dozens of outdoor kitchens are set up in rows in order, with bench seats communal. I am a party to the stall where a head with a handlebar mustache is harira. Be sure to click on the stands who specialize in exotica like sheep, the head or snails (Slurp you from a cup). Unfortunately, no beer is proposed to one of the stands.
On the sidelines of Jemaa el-Fna is Legend of ice, an ice cream shop. It is particularly attractive to toddlers in the group, but adults will also appreciate a ball of one of 50 flavors home. Cafe Spice, the Medina market spices, is a charming place and aromatic for breakfast or a glass of mint tea hot. Further down the medina serpentine alleys east Terrace Spice Souk to Cherifia. (It is owned by the same guy who owns Cafe Spice.) Salads from only $ 6.50, and you can bask in the sun on the large terrace.
