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5 Days in Marrakech

9.3.16


I'm writing this whilst my Primark 'Road to Marrakech' candle is burning in the background, and I'm just realising how many pictures there are in this post. Even though I had no idea what was going on half the time, I absolutely loved Marrakech. A huge change from London I tell ya. We stayed in a beautiful hotel called Mandarin Oriental, which was actually really convenient because it was 10 minutes away from pretty much every place we visited. It's a crazy city, and if you're not familiar with it, it can be reaaallyy hard to navigate. So hopefully this post will give anyone who's visiting some tips, and ideas of places to go. And if you're not going I hope you like getting an idea of the feel of the city, and looking at the pictures!


The Medina

If you do end up going, GET A GUIDE. They're so lovely, and you won't end up going to all the tacky touristy places where you just get hassled. Trust me, getting chased down the street by a man shouting '100 dirhams.. 80?' is scarier than it sounds.







The architecture was absolutely beautiful, and it's really really worth visiting. The history behind it is fascinating, too. Complete with mosaics and prayers carved into the walls, I took a lot of photos.. to say the least. But in my excitement, they were all too blurry to use. Blogger problems.


This place is so so beautiful. You all know of my love for Kew Gardens, and - sorry kew - this is a definite upgrade. The Yves Saint Laurent memorial is really emotional, and had my Dad and I arguing debating the pronunciation of Yves.. and the cafe is good too.





My mum, what a babe.


Heritage Berber - just outside the gardens

 The square at night eeyyyy

Snake charmers, monkeys, grapefruits, the lot.





Have you ever been to Marrakech? What did you think of it?

10 comments :

  1. The pictures are so pretty I wish I'd gone with you

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  2. I love Marrakech! What a vibrant city, its so beautiful. Your pictures are amazing, they really get through what its like. and woooooaahhhh the yves saint laurent memorial is so stunning. (and its "ee-ves" I tell ya!) xxx
    esmemadeline.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you Esme! I argue it's 'eves'!! But don't make me relive this argument

      Edie x

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  3. I'm in love with all of the photos Edie. It looks so so so pretty.
    Katie x
    katiehopkinson.blogspot.co.uk

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  4. Ahh Marrakech, perks of having family in Morocco is being able to visit at least once a year! I'm really loving the fourth photo in this, damn. Looks like you had a great time and yesss Le Jardin Majorelle is stunning
    Dalal

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    1. Ah you lucky thing.. and thank you!

      Edie x

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  5. Hey, you take such beautiful photos and I wanted to ask what camera you use?

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    1. Wow, thank you! I use the Canon 600D with a 35mm lens x

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