In Which we Finally Stay in A Hotel

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After the garage in Zagora and the heat wave still persisting, plus a need to do washing, we decided to splurge on a riad. This one had excellent reviews and was reasonably priced.

Le Petite Kasbah was gorgeous. It was an old mudbrick building they renovated sensitively. Our room faced the pool so after a swim we relaxed for a few hours for a change.

Now I hate to generalize but we have personally found the French to be so rude. They never say hello and barely even make eye contact with you. The place was full of French by late afternoon and surprise surprise they didn't return our greetings. I just don't get it. There's a lot of French in Morocco and it's been the same all over. They do seem to have a reputation of rude arrogance and as much as I want to see this rumour as wrong, it's held true every time. Of course the French on Hive I know are lovely - perhaps they can enlighten me as to why their countrymen have a reputation of aloofness.

That's enough ranting - I just had to get that off my chest. Back to the beautiful Le Petite Kasbah. The room was beautiful with lovely rugs and paintings, and the shower and bathroom were superb. A welcome change after so many cold showers whilst camping.

It was also dead quiet to sleep with no barking dogs for a change. However poor Jamie didn't sleep because I was snoring due to my cold.

The food was also next level - a huge tagine with couscous and bread, olives, harira soup (a soup made of chickpeas and beans and thickened with vermicelli) and crepes for desert. Probably the best meal we have eaten in Morocco! We are it on the rooftop.

Yousef, our host, was incomparably helpful. He also did two loads of washing for us.

After a very poor breakfast in the last hotel, we were thrilled with this breakfast of two sorts of bread, and a selection of homemade spreads and cheese. It was the first time I'd tried amlou, which is either peanut or almond paste with honey and argan oil, plus this one had a pinch of cacao. The lemon jam and fig jam was amazing. There was also an omelette with the usual cummin and salt to sprinkle on it.