 |
| Inside the souk in Essaouira |
 |
| credit to Rani |
After enjoying the mystical Sahara Desert, our next destination was a beautiful laid back coastal city in Morocco,
Essaouira.
 |
| What a beautiful blue sky |
At the moment I arrived in Essaouira, I kind of felt that I was not in Morocco yet it's more like in some coastal cities in Europe instead. Perhaps because French left its strongly influence here. Just walking along the area, you'll find an old fort,
souk (market) that sells all kinds of artisan stuffs,
petite yet pretty cafes, awesome paintings, patisserie with really good smell of cookies, birdwatchers, surfers, street performances, bookshops with beautiful collection of postcards (hey...I sent some postcards but it seems none arrives yet), people just lay down on the beach with the family, warm and kind people, art galleries, boutique, and all, everything is beyond belief. You don't need a high skill of photography here since all spots are already beautiful themselves.
 |
| Special Tintin Statue from Thoya Wood |
One more thing that I love about Essaouira is the affordable price for almost everything such as food, souvenirs, cloths, and many more. When I saw a Carrefour nearby the city, I was curious to know the products sold there. Who knows they've got some alternative local products. So we decided to take taxi to go there. To avoid misunderstanding, before we got on the car, we asked the taxi fare first. The taxi driver fare was about Rp 7.000 (if I converted to Rupiah). We thought it's the price for one passenger while there were four of us. But the driver seriously said that it's a total price. Wow...
Choosing Essaouira as our 4th destination in Morocco was just one of our best decisions, this place is perfect for us who spent almost 12 hours on the bus from Sahara to Essaoira. #TenggakMinyakAngin.
0 comments:
Post a Comment