I thought I’d share some glimpses of my travels from our honeymoon in Marrakesh Morocco. Visiting a place like Morocco, so different from our western culture, truly leaves an impression that lasts a lifetime. Not to mention the beautiful styling it has impressed on my subconscious mind; from textiles, to pottery, to kaftans, and ultimately the creation of my meditation line Meeka Meditation. Talk about being inspired!
Here are a few of my favorite places:
Visit:
-Bahia Palace is definitely gorgeous and worth seeing.
-Enjoy a hammam bath or spa treatment at a 600+ year old spa called Bains de Marrakech. Just make sure you go at the day’s end and then after, spend some time lounging in your hotel room. Don’t go to Bains de Marrakech and expect to shop and tour the city after wards! You will be very rested, relaxed and well-oiled so you will most likely want to go chill out in your room. Make sure you book your appointment weeks in advance.
Shop: The souks! Absolutely amazing. Tim and I were a little bit scared at first, there were a lot of men grabbing my arm to come into their little shops. I ended up following one of them in where he was selling many different perfumes and oils, he told me to sit down, while his assistant pulled my hair back and started rubbing my neck with these amazing oils. I ended up buying a ton that I didn't really need, and Tim was pretending to be a Spaniard that didn't speak English to try and ward off more talking/selling. I have no idea how we got there! But afterwards I guess I could say I did feel good. Every time we went into the souks we would explore but not look too deep into each seller's space because if you looked like you were even slightly interested you would be expected to stay and purchase. So it's definitely not a place to go and browse. You need to go and know what you want and be serious about buying, otherwise browsing will just turn into selling you on something you don't need at all! All I needed was my Kaftans and two dresses. One of the blue dresses I wore at our hotel is below. It's just relaxing and free flow, like me :-) I'll also be keeping it forever as a memory.
Anyway! One of the families welcomed us into their home for some amazing food and mint tea (mint tea is huge in Morocco!) She taught us how she made it and we all sat around in a group sipping our tea and chatting. This was truly one of my favorite days of our honey moon.
I would have taken so many more pictures but I was doing my best to stay off my phone and take it all in! On our next trip to Morocco I'll definitely have some more, but you'll have to wait 5 years to see it ha! It's ok I'll be posting my top favorite hotels in some major cities soon! Stay tuned...
Amelia