Meanderings of a traveller: Marrakesh

The city of spices, flavors and smells

We travelled to Marakkesh from Madrid after having spent a good 10 days in Aldusia region of Spain (South spain). The thing with Europe is that whether you like it or not, you just get used to the orderliness of it all very quickly. And so travelling straight away into a place like Marakkesh can be a bit overwhelming to start with all its chaos.

It is very Jaipur-like in its soul. I mean that I felt almost immediately after setting my foot there but then as you slowly uncover the city, it does reveal very its Moroccan soul.

We stayed in the Riads, which is pretty much the centre of Old Marakkesh.

We had picked up this small, quaint Riad called Riad Linda run by a German woman quite obviously called Linda. The entire street is lined with many many Riads such as this one with a beautiful door which completely enamoured me.

The good thing about living in the city centre is that you are within walking distance of most of the famous souks. And souks are the soul of this city.

They will call you, capture your imagination and then make you reminisce about an era gone by, because time does stand frozen here. The souks are a treasure trove of all things beautiful- the glass works, the ittars (perfumes), the spices, beauty products, the argan oil cooperative shops. Sometimes you can’t help think like you are running in a disney world set of Aladdin and Chalees chor.

Don’t believe me, just watch:

The pots and pans - Aah! the explosion of colours