48 Hours in Marrakech

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In the Berber city of Marrakech, in the foothills of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, Al Jazeera’s Amanda and the 48 team reveal the hidden side of life in a city regularly visited by millions for its exotic chic, but truly seen by few. Segment 1 (14:21 min)

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7 thoughts on “48 Hours in Marrakech”

  1. A wonderful trip down the memory lane for me. Two things that I love most about Morocco are the Riads and the food – which I had the pleasure of staying at and indulging in, during my stay. The traditional houses made me dream about moving to Morocco and do what many Europeans do – renovate and turn a Riad into a restaurant or a boutique hotel. The food made me want to learn Moroccan cooking down pat – now if only I had brought back a tajine pot to cook those yummy stews! :)

  2. Yes, I remember your photos from Morocco. What a nice dream to own a traditional Moroccan house. I use to work with a guy that owned a traditional house but it did not sound like a paradise that these are…

  3. I’ve been thinking hard and long about the right form of house/home in our Little Saigon communities–just as Riad suited Morrocan family & culture and ecology.

    With BIG- and LEED-certification being de rigueur, with Obama leading transformation–I feel the time is soon…will share further in separate email. “Community by Design”…hold the thought.

    Thanks for this little travelogue–I went to school in Germany in French School with Moroccan diplomat children, one Moroccan gal really liked being my classmate I recall!

  5. very enjoyable video! I have had quite a fascination with Morocco for atleast 10 years now… a beautiful and magical country!

    from a philosophical point of view, I liked the observation of the translator in part 1 about the ancient superstition … that people do not want to work hard to solve their own problems but would like some supernatural power to magically take them away. Really this goes to the heart of the psychology of all faith and religion.

    I picked up a very odd (amateurish) dvd a couple years ago in a used cd shop in Toronto of the Jemaa El Fna night market and musicians in Marrakech. There is no dialogue or narration, just filmed from a tourist point of view. A couple friends and I enjoyed watching after smoking some herb… at one point the camera stops at a booth where locals are playing old 78 rpm records of Arabic music, the camera just focuses on the spinning record for several minutes while the scratchy music plays. Quite unforgettable… we ended up crying from laughing so hard about the bizarre production… I guess you had to be there.