marrakech my love

Marrakech - 30th of March - 36 degrees celsius - 20438 steps

Breakfast accompanied by peaceful birdsong on the green roof of Chambres d'Amis

Medinawalk via Mellah to Palais El Badi [The Incomparable]
Even though I've been there at least 20 times and I know every corner of the palace and the huge courtyard, somehow I always have to go there for the magical atmosphere. Surprisingly spectacular, over and over again...

Freshly squeezed orange juice, because it's hot and we need to stay hydrated

We continue our walk through the Kasbah and Bab Agnaou, towards the Koutibia Gardens

Time for lunch in natural shade at Foundouk Gargaa

Revisit of the Medersa Ben Youssef, an Islamic madrasa (college). We were here in April 2012, so it's high time for another visit. In recent years the medersa has undergone a beautiful renovation. The basics are of course still the same. A large courtyard with carvings, zelliges tiling and plasterwork, which makes the Arabic Moroccan architecture so special.

Off to Chambres d'Amis to relax with a drink on the roof terrace

Sunset rituals with a coke and verbena tea on the front row at Djemaa El Fna theater at Cafe de France

Dinner at Cafe Des Epices, where the dozens of stalls have been cleared and peace has returned

lundi lunch

Lundi lunch.

Find magic in the little things.

Brewing coffee with an old-fashioned percolator for instance.

hello april!

A bunch of ranunculus from the market and a new 'old' vase from Lammie's shop.

naturals & textures

Natural colors and textures, ... and summer sense.

la cuisine

Saturday 18th of August.

Café dans la cuisine. Proper place to drink coffee.

My favorite place in the house is the kitchen.

The light is beautiful because there are many windows. And since the new Moroccan tiles are on the wall, the light is even brighter, still on a cloudy day like today.

The typography mugs I bought years ago at Anthropologie.

captivating corner

While I am washing my hands, my eye catches the natural colors of the simple utensils and the light, in the corner of the sink.

I'm very visual and can be overwhelmed by a feeling of bliss all of a sudden, by the appeal of 'something simple'.

Our kitchen, an easy, real life space with stuff collected over time.
Kitchen utensils with functionality and personality;
The simplicity of two cutting boards against the kitchen wall.
A small twig, in a soda bottle, because it was just too small to join the magnolia bouquet.
and the shades of the tiles, which seem to change every moment of the day...

and I realise, I'm glad to enjoy the simple things.
(even though it is sometimes exhausting to see 'everything' and to capture the moment afterwards with my camera, haha..)