Thursday, February 28, 2013

two blondes in morocco...

after a few transportation blunders along the way, we have finally arrived home from our mother/daughter trip to morocco. we started the first leg of our trip in frankfurt, germany- if you haven't been, don't go. there's very little for a tourist to see & do there and we spent a majority of our time in our hotel room watching movies...




we finally arrived in marrakech a few days later to the most wonderful riads (hotels) i've ever laid eyes on. meet the riad noir d'ivoire...

 





it was like our own private oasis within the medina walls. the staff (especially the managers) were so inviting and kind, and you really felt like you were coming home after a long (emotionally & physically) day of exploring the city. the rooms, the food, the hammam, the resident felines...i just loved everything about this place and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone visiting marrakech...



our days were spent exploring the medina, shopping, learning about the culture...














 








if you're ever in marrakech and you somehow stumble upon maktoub by max & jan defintiely go in... it's definitely not authentic marrakech market shopping, but i loved everything in this store nonetheless.

and of course we did a little eating... dinner at dar moha & lunch on the rooftop of cafe arabe...



and do you like my very high tech moroccan currency calculator?..


on our way back from marrakech we came back to germany,  but this time mom suggested we take a train ride to cologne for the day. it was a lovely ride along the rhine river, spotting long forgotten castles  on the hilltops. and when we arrived to the main train station the most magnificent cathedral towered just outside...







and of course we did a little exploring and had a very authentic german lunch...




while i have always wanted to go to morocco, i have to admit i was a little underwhelmed. i think i may have over romanticized it in my head...to many books and design magazines are probably to blame. am i glad i went and built a memory with my mom? yes. am i dying to go back? no. germany on the other hand may have a future visit in store...preferably a ride down the rhine river to hit up all the christmas markets...i smell a mother/daughter trip on the horizon!

1 comment:

  1. love the photos! and love your mother/daughter trips even more.

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