Essaouira

After a day in the hot and steaming desert, what better way to cool off than to go to the beach. So, of course, we thought and did something about it.



Essaouira is four hours away from Marrakesh by bus. It was jampacked, half-filled with tourist ride, nevertheless it was comfortable. We got there around lunchtime, so we headed first to get some grub. We enjoyed an excellent seafood feast, though it was very expensive (I think a little less than what we would have paid in Brussels). Still, seafood is seafood and having it fresh is always the key.



We head on after to walk around the city centre, it was filled with shops selling mostly tourist items like in Marrakesh, though generally cheaper. The city is vibrant though as it was surrounded with colour, as well as some paintings and other art designs.

Of course, the most part of the day was spent in the beach. There were not much tourists there, and the beach was not as clean, still it was nice to swim on the slightly cold Atlantic coast.





There was also no babe watching, as Morocco is an Islamic country, most of the girls swam with their dresses. No bikini watching, unfortunately.

Still though, we made the best of the day, just sitting on the sandy beaches and waited until the afternoon when we have to go back to Marrakesh.