Our Day 3 in Marrakech involved a bit more of walking around but it all paid off as we were greeted by serene courtyard gardens trimmed with orange trees in both Musee Dar Si Said and Bahia Palace.
The picture-perfect fountains gave a cool, refreshing finish on the tiled courtyards guarded by stray cats.
I couldn’t stop ooh-ing and aah-ing at the eye-pleasing symmetry of the arches, doors, boxes and porcelain works and the bursts of colors in lamps and carpets.

Henna Caf� was totally worth the trek up north from Koutoubia Mosque. We both got a 100-dirham free-hand design on one arm for a total of 200. We were sat on the rooftop terrace with a cold glass of water (we ran out of cash for ordering anything else) and Huda the henna artist was very patient with us. Getting hennas here is a bit pricey but the proceeds go to local charitable causes. I highly recommend this place because unlike other places (especially Djemaa), Henna Caf� is very peaceful and they explain how to properly take care of the henna paste for the next few days.

Mine lasted for about 2 and a half weeks due to excessive hand washing but Victoria’s lasted a tad bit longer than mine.

Thanks for reading and I hope you’ll enjoy my last few posts (I will post another with the remaining Morocco pictures and then a reflection on my study abroad experience).

Link to Henna Caf� website: www.hennacafemarrkech.com

For the pictures, see http://krazzykitty.tumblr.com/#51143901014

Location: London, UK