Article: Souk up the sun.

WHEN the ad campaigns are full of dazzling blue skies and sundrenched desert, it''s not hard to feel a bit cheated when we arrive in rain-soaked Marrakech. Any doom and gloom soon disappears, however, when we push through the battered blue door of Dar Azul, a three-storey riad in the city''s labyrinthine casbah district.

While Dar Azul''s charming tiled interior and luxurious furnishings are immediately appealing, the best thing about arriving there on a wet, cold night is .

the dinner waiting on the stovetop.

We are torn between exploring the riad or devouring the succulent lamb tagine and Moroccan salads prepared by the saintly Khadija, the ...

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