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Meknes Slideshow
Meknes
Travel Blogs from Meknes, Morocco
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l'avion, l'auto, et les riads pour Rabat, Meknes et Fes sont réservés.. aprčs, on verra... :) Papa attend son passeport .. et ses vaccins... hihihi , mais qu'elle fille il ...
Another Library!
... and hospital), as well as the former US Consulate, which existed first in 1821! This was the FIRST consulate ever, as Morocco was the first to recognize America's independence. (Yes, there will be a pop quiz on this later. :) The cool ...
Meknes
... After Fez, we went to Meknes. It is a similar town as Fez but smaller and quieter. Close to Meknes exists a site of Roman ruins called volubilis, which is pretty interesting for anyone interested in Roman architecture and art. Off to ...
Marrakech to Meknes
... earliest morning for a while. We packed up and caught a taxi to the Gare du Marrakech to begin our seven-hour journey to Meknes. Morocco has four "imperial cities" – places that have been sites of royal palaces over the past 1200 or so years ...
Just a quick entry for a friday afternoon i ...
... that was wonderful. However, the memory of last night that will surely outlast most others made so far on this trip was that of a Moroccan wearing a red sweatshirt that clearly read in English, "Are All Germans Gay?" Meknes, Morocco September ...
Chefchaouen - Meknes
... lunch at a roadside stall - somewhat similar to an Aussie BBQ bar the animal carcasses hanging outside the vendors stall! Arrived in Meknes at 4pm, and did a whirlwind tour of the Greneries which stored 1200 horses in the ye olde days, the mausoleum of ...
From Fez to Meknes
... train station waiting for the train to Meknes. No more buses for a while now as the next few places are accessible by train. Meknes is a very modern town - at least the section we are in. Hotel Toubkal is a decent budget place, a bit more expensive ...
nog wat over Chefchaouen en Meknes
... tijdens zijn bewind zeker 30 000 mensen om het leven gebracht door zijn toedoen, de doden van de vele geleverde strijden niet meegerekend. Meknes is een stad die bestaat uit vier grote delen: de medina (de oude stad), de mellah (de vroegere Joodse wijk), ...
Casablanca to Rabat to Meknes
... from plumbing supplies to little turtles. We had lunch in a cool casbah, then wandered back and hung out in the shade while everything was closed. We caught the train to Meknes. Got in early evening and had a great dinner of roast chicken and ...
Dear friends and family hello from morocco ...
... . Mark came on his scheduled flight as well. If there is ever a day to say it: I love you Mark. I love you Carl. I love you Mom. I love you Dad. Wishing love and peace, Neal Meknes, Morocco September 11, 2002 ...
Splendida piazza e rovine romane
... fanno fare un giro dell'oca su bus bollenti e malandati. decidiamo di risparmiarci un'oretta di tortura e cambiamo destinazione: meknes! arriviamo nel pomeriggio, stravolte e affamate, in una cittā splendida e in festa. la piazza principale inizia ad ...
Bröllopsdagen
Dagen med stort D!. Festen skulle inte börja förran klockan nio på kvällen. Gick till Khemisset centrum för att hämta min kaftan. Mötte på Johan, Pär, Gustav och Wassim som var på väg till barberaren. Blev med dem. Så åt vi lunch hos Rachid. ...
Step 21: Leaping towards my Profession
Tuesday night, I met Kamal in the Old Medina to be introduced to one of his friends named Driss. Driss was not just any guy. He was a little rough around the edges, smokes a lot, very very friendly, but most importantly, he is a wedding planner! ...
Day 5: Voubilis/Meknes, Spice Guy gets Comeuppance
... connections for the Sahara either, and on their leaving exalted at finally getting one back at the ubiquitous rip off artists of Morocco. The hotel manager joined us in our celebration, and we decided to just eat at the dining room and have a ...
Step 22: Cheers to Arabic!
I sincerely apologize for the lack of blogs recently. I am trying to catch up. My classes are getting pretty intense and there is a courseload of reading and watching super long movies. To add onto my frustrations, there is a virus that attacked my ...
Fez
... powdered sugar with some kind of chicken and spices in the middle. Weird but actually good. WARNING: If anyone is traveling to Morocco essential include Tums/Pepto Bismol etc. because you will get sick. The food is really good but very different and it ...
Step 11: Nothin' like a baked cow head
... and homemade fashion goods from berber women and locals was fantastic! I absolutely love how mostly everything that is purchased in Morocco comes from locals and is made right in front of you. For example, the dresses that the women wear are ...
Out to see some sights
... day. Moulay Idriss and Volubilis This was the first part of the trip that was to see the sights and what the history of Morocco had to offer. We first got into Moullay Idriss (roughly translates as Saint Idriss) and were unsure what to expect. Its a ...
Step 8: Morocco is the country for Techno lovers
... the rooftops. Unfortunately, I did not realize that they leave the lines up and I literally got clothes lined by a clothes line. 1 point Morocco: 0 points Audrey After the storm passed, the night was pretty quite and I was in bed at a decent hour to wake ...
Ramadan!
I've had the pleasure of being in Morocco for the first week of Ramadan. Basically during Ramadan people stay up and eat at night and sleep as much as possible during the day. For those who don’t have jobs or other obligations during the day ...
Roman holiday
... doors marking the medina walls. Eventually we popped out back in the main square, not far from where we had gone into the souks. Morocco is known for its intricate tilework, or zellij, and we had plenty of chances to admire it today. There are lots of ...
Another rainy day
For what was yet again another gray and dreary day in Morocco, I stayed positive about my stay in Meknes. I had been lucky so far with this being really the only day during my month long journey in Morocco that rain had been a factor. Although ...