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Last Stop: Fes (by Vienna)
... by walls for protection from invaders who might threaten to take over. The gate we entered was "reversible," with beautiful blue tile on one side and green tile if you are approaching from the other direction. The blue represents the color of Fes, while the green is the color of Islam. The tile was incredible — the way they make it is by painting a ceramic tile with a bright glossy glaze and then chipping off the paint to create a design. Then, the tiles are ...
Frantic Fes
... and is an important pilgrimage spot for many Muslims, which was extravagantly decorated both on the inside and the outside.
We headed east and downhill towards the Medersa el-Attarine, a separate annex to the famous Kairaouine Mosque, which was founded by Abu Said in 1325. The Medersa had a number of teaching halls and was decorated in traditional Moroccan fashion.
Next to the Medersa was the Kairaouine Mosque & University. It is the largest mosque in ...
Campsite with a fat man on a scooter
Fes was officially the most expensive place to camp in Morocco, rocking in at an insane 120 dirhams per night, outraged at hitting the near £9 mark Anna was quick to point out that the fat profiteering monkey was charging excessively for use of his glorified car park. The ground was hard, pegs don't go in when the grounds hard and it was baking. Spending my time wisely I tried to create a fridge out of a bottle ...
The Road to Fes
... columns, stairs, buildings and rooms and got an amazing feel for the ancestory of the site.
Further on our drive, we had a brief stop in Meknes. There we saw some of the grand and beautiful architecture of the city, which was founded in the 11th century. We had a late lunch there and were once again so taken with the food.
We drove onto Fes, taking in more of the local scenes along the way. Once we ...
Three days of Sahara desert
... sky did not disappoint.
The next morning we were homeward bound. The 4x4 covered many miles. We stopped for lunch at one of the few homes in the desert. They had a swimming pool! It was only about 10 x 10 feet but it was filled with water so we climbed in – clothes and all! Ahhhhhhhhhh!
By evening we were back in Ourzazate. What an adventure it had been! The desert is a powerful place which I will definitely revisit, even if only in my ...


