marrakech - summer in spring

Marrakech - 29th of March - 37 degrees celsius - 23099 steps

Breakfast on the roof terrace at Chambres d'Amis

Check-in in the beautiful balcony room chambre cinq, room with a view

Morning walk in the medina

Say hello to Aisha on Place des Epices

Coffee & tea break at Cafe Atay

Looooooovely lunch at La Famille at the VIP table

Siesta at Chambres d'Amis (because it was a super short night)

Drinks on the roof terrace at the Djemaa El Fna, with spectacular sunset during iftar

Funky dinner on the roof terrace at Shtatto with harira, fresh salads and virgin mojitos. Their music is a mix of deep house and lounge with African and Arabic influences. Sitting still is impossible

summer vibes

Wednesday 27th of July

A lovely summer day with auntie Ank & her dachshund Billie.

After lunch we went with the orange Mini Cooper to the countryside.

We made a beautiful walk in the Biesbosch and ended up on the waterfront at De Zuileshoeve, where you imagine yourself in France, chilling in the hammock under the trees.

We had lots of fun and adventures.

Ank brought the cutest presents for Liam-Novi (and for me a very funny hand-painted sign from Marrakech)

It was great to meet again!

marvelous moroccan moka at dar el bacha

Wednesday 13th of October - Dar el Bacha Marrakech

On the day of departure I invited my friend Fatiha for coffee & cake at Bacha Coffee.

A special memory! Thank you Fatiha for all the lovely conversations and taking care of the group during Marvelous Marrakech retreat.

You are a beautiful soul, sweet friend and an awesome hostess for Chambres d'Amis.

à la prochaine...

Bacha Coffee in the medina of Marrakech was built in 1910, in the spectacular Dar el Bacha palace, which means house of the Pasha.

This historical place united the greatest cultural and political minds of the century over glittering golden coffee pots of coffee of Arabia or Arabica, as it is known today. Guests included Colette, Maurice Ravel, Charlie Chaplin, Josephine Baker, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, to name a few. After the Second World War the palace was closed and a few years ago Dar el Bacha was reopened as the Museum of Cultural Confluences.

You imagine yourself back in time, while pouring coffee from the golden pot.