Riad Jean Claude Fes
10 bis Derb El Miter Fes, 30000, Morocco
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So two Americans and two Kuwaitis walk on a train
... me about the elections, how he wanted to visit the US someday, and asked how I had enjoyed Morocco so far. I said that I really have enjoyed it and that I was going to Fes today. He said that I would really enjoy Fes and recommended I must see the Sahara and Marrakech as well. I enjoyed the conversation and thoroughly enjoyed the pastry and coffee. As I finished my breakfast I exchanged email addresses with my new Moroccan friend, and we parted ways. I made ...
Minarets in the morning aqueducts in the afternoon
... on time!
After lunch (camel burgers and mint tea) we were picked up by our transport for the next ten days - a minibus - and headed out of town. Destination: Volubilis, the Roman ruin.
I know, I had no clue that there were Roman ruins in Morocco either! I've got a chemistry degree and we learned Canadian history in school. Very little of the Romans after grade eight, and even before then, not in depth. ...
The Fes Market
... alleviate the smell of the tanning process (Mark and I wondered how strong this must be in summer). From two stories up, we could see well into the busy tanning area. It is another step back in time, as men work in the coloured waters of huge vats (roughly 4 feet in diameter) cleansing and dying skins of goats, camels, sheep, and cows. They work with their arms and legs as they treat quantities of the heavy, wet hides. It is extremely hard work in ...
And Then There Was Fes...
... in dye and muck - this cannot be good for you. I bought a pair of slippers and took the smell home with me. Gross.
I took much more of Fes home with me, including a huge desire to move there and teach English. For a place best known for funny little red hats, it truly is what Morocco is all about.
Pics that do not do this place justice:
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Fes, Morocco - our final city
... shops. Donkeys and mules looking horrendously overladen are the only means of transporting goods around the city, often carrying their owners as well, and shuffle around as they are continuously arranged with tongue and stick. When one of these beasts comes down an alleyway everyone scampers out of the way for they don’t stop for anyone and take up all the available space. Some are shod with rubber shoes making it difficult to hear them coming up behind; a forceful nudge in ...


