Well here I am in Marrakech - wandering the alleys and backstreets of the Medina ( the old walled city) I am staying in one of the famous riads - which is an old townhouse designed around a central courtyard with all the rooms coming off it. The courtyard is open to the elements - and the houses are 2-3 storeys high with a roof terrace. Most of the riads are down alleyways deep in the old city with massive old doors and crumbling exterior - but are fantastic inside - with fountains and mosaics and massive plants etc.
Mine is very comfortable - and they serve alcohol ( and sometimes a little bowl of nuts!) - so what more could I want ( ok - sky tv, complimentary Daily Mail, bacon for breakfast.....)
First night I head for dmaa el fna - a famous square in the middle of the medina - which is full of street entertainers, moth eaten monkeys, comatose cobras and a whole medley of Chico lookalikes trying to relieve you of your hard earned Dirhams ( WHAT TIME IS IT!!)
At night - it is also filled with food stalls - all manned by slick streetwise operators vying for your business - one of whom, once he had found out where I was from proceeded to shout out all the names of famous chefs - Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay and so on - god knows why - I've taken to telling everybody that I am from Belgium - it saves alot of hassle - know one knows anything interesting to say about Belgium - including myself.
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