BADI PALACE
Finally I arrived during the night of Tuesday to Marrakesh, all in one piece.
What a relief!
On Wednesday I visited 2 palaces, badi and Bahia, Marjorelle Garden and the big famous plaza Djemaa el Fna in Marrakesh.
The fist palace is on ruins it is called Badi Palace, the "Incomparable", that is what Badi means, it dates from 1578, it was commissioned by sultan Ahmed el Mansour and Moulay Ismail a successor, stripped the palace and brought the marble and all the things to a new place he built in Meknes. These sultans, did not want to live in the palace someone else before them built, they built their own but recycled the materials from the one already built. Such a pity, it seems like a sacrilege to destroy something so beautiful.
The Badi Palace it is built with Pise walls. Pise means Pneumatically Impacted Stabilized Earth Walls, It is made of earth, the holes were for the sticks to hold the wall during construction. It is very durable, provides weather and sound insulation, is good for the environment and cheap but needs a lot of labor to built it. They built it having temporary wood walls connected with sticks and in the middle they poured the mud. The wood walls are removed after the mud dries, but the holes where the sticks were positioned remain.
There are storks nesting on the top of these walls
The gardens were sunken
this is a section that is in good condition
there were pools and gardens
BAHIA PALACE
I then visited Bahia Palace, it means "Brilliance" it is in very good condition, built in 1866. It has been restored to its original splendor. The royal family still uses it during the winter when they visit Marrakesh and no visitors are allowed during that time.
Ceilings
Ceiling
MARJORELLE GARDENS
From Bahia palace I took a cab to Marjorelle Gardens, it is a 12 acre botanical garden created in 1920's and 1930's by Jacques Marjorelle and bought by Yves St Laurent, there are many cactus, bamboos, lily pools, pots with plants painted in very bright colors and the building is also painted in very bright color. It is a beautiful place like no other place. Ah, and the birds!
When I left the taxi wanted to charge me 30 DH, what it normally would cost 10 DH. They think only tourists will come here and they must have money.
DJEMAA EL FNA
After visiting the garden I went to Plaza Djemaa el Fna ,
it makes me hungry just to think about this place with so much food.
I had the idea of this Plaza to be more customer friendly but it was
just a big business I wanted to listen to music and I was asked to pay, I did,
as the musicians were good, I also was asked to pay to see the sneak charmer and so forth.
I had on my flip the music.
And pastries
Finally I arrived during the night of Tuesday to Marrakesh, all in one piece.
What a relief!
On Wednesday I visited 2 palaces, badi and Bahia, Marjorelle Garden and the big famous plaza Djemaa el Fna in Marrakesh.
The fist palace is on ruins it is called Badi Palace, the "Incomparable", that is what Badi means, it dates from 1578, it was commissioned by sultan Ahmed el Mansour and Moulay Ismail a successor, stripped the palace and brought the marble and all the things to a new place he built in Meknes. These sultans, did not want to live in the palace someone else before them built, they built their own but recycled the materials from the one already built. Such a pity, it seems like a sacrilege to destroy something so beautiful.
The Badi Palace it is built with Pise walls. Pise means Pneumatically Impacted Stabilized Earth Walls, It is made of earth, the holes were for the sticks to hold the wall during construction. It is very durable, provides weather and sound insulation, is good for the environment and cheap but needs a lot of labor to built it. They built it having temporary wood walls connected with sticks and in the middle they poured the mud. The wood walls are removed after the mud dries, but the holes where the sticks were positioned remain.
There are storks nesting on the top of these walls
The gardens were sunken
this is a section that is in good condition
there were pools and gardens
BAHIA PALACE
I then visited Bahia Palace, it means "Brilliance" it is in very good condition, built in 1866. It has been restored to its original splendor. The royal family still uses it during the winter when they visit Marrakesh and no visitors are allowed during that time.
Ceilings
Ceiling
Garden at Bahia Palace
MARJORELLE GARDENS
From Bahia palace I took a cab to Marjorelle Gardens, it is a 12 acre botanical garden created in 1920's and 1930's by Jacques Marjorelle and bought by Yves St Laurent, there are many cactus, bamboos, lily pools, pots with plants painted in very bright colors and the building is also painted in very bright color. It is a beautiful place like no other place. Ah, and the birds!
When I left the taxi wanted to charge me 30 DH, what it normally would cost 10 DH. They think only tourists will come here and they must have money.
Great cactus
This house is in bright blue
Planters are yellow contrasting with the blue walls
There is a fountain
I thought, I would love to live in a place like this
See how well tended these plants are?
The bathroom 
DJEMAA EL FNA
After visiting the garden I went to Plaza Djemaa el Fna ,
it makes me hungry just to think about this place with so much food.
I had the idea of this Plaza to be more customer friendly but it was
just a big business I wanted to listen to music and I was asked to pay, I did,
as the musicians were good, I also was asked to pay to see the sneak charmer and so forth.
I had on my flip the music.
Do you want some spiced tea?
Lets have some dinner
How about some fresh orange juice?
The music had a nice rhythm
you can listen to it
I recorded it with my Flip
you can listen to it
I recorded it with my Flip
Lighting is done with gas lamps
Here is the video with the musicians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQvJqJGtTK8
Here is the video with the musicians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQvJqJGtTK8
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