I have seen images of Morocco - the markets lived up to my expectations of colour and bustle. But photos did not prepare me for all the smells and sounds. Spice shops, food stalls, herbs, fruit and fish created hunger inducing aromas on every corner. It was delicious! 3 Dirham for a pastry also, don't mind if I do! When observing spice shops we were smothered in smells by the shop owners. I loved the perfumes and ended up buying loads- musk, amber, orange blossom and sandalwood. I also bought mint tea, tagine spices, argan oil, argan face cream and an almond/argan/honey mixture which my brother found. My suitcase smelt incredible when I got home!
I was obsessed with all the beautiful jewellery, stopping at almost every display of unique hand made earrings and bracelets. I wanted it all and came to the conclusion that the only solution would be to marry a Moroccan jewellery maker. After a couple of days of indecision I came across a shop with a pair of black triangle earrings which I hadn't seen in any of the other shops (all of them sold similar designs). As the earrings had caught my attention, I bought two pairs from this guy. I appreciated his patience with us and the fact that he didn't hassle us so he got my custom.
While waiting around a jewellery store a man came up to me and said that the cheaper jewellery was down the side alleys. He proceeded to tell us where to eat, eventually leading us to a rooftop restaurant where we enjoyed cocktails and tagine. His name was Aziz and he runs camel, horse and quad bike rides, as well as various excursions. I admired his sales techniques. He returned to us after we had eaten to smoke hash and organize a quad bike trip for the following day.
After filling our Stomachs and booking our quad bikes we took to exploring the wall of cannons that the restaurant overlooked.
To be continued...
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