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Fes Slideshow
Fes
Travel Blogs from Fes, Morocco
Histoire des possesseurs du Maroc
... avec le "Pays des Noirs"). - 700 à 1400 : Conquète Arabe jusqu'en Espagne, diffusion de l'Islam, création de Fes comme capitale du Maghreb ("Le Couchant" en arabe) - 1492 à 1912 : Guerre pour protéger le territoire, majoritairement perdue ...
Freezing in Fez
Our last day in Marrakesh was an enjoyable one made up of simple pleasures. The local pastry lady remembering who we were and scaring away the children trying to get something out of us. A little boy introducing himself to us and all he wanted was a bit ...
Fes
... 10:00 am. When I finally caught the train to Fes, I was surprised at how green and fertile the northern part of Morocco is. It probably explains the richness of their cuisine. Five hours later I arrived in Fes. It was raining again so I took a ...
Purchase of the woven good
... o loomage. Nice enough, Berber design, fairly good price (both parties happy). Gotta commend these guys, they sell pretty hard. Fes showed itself as a cosmopalitan centre, yet still....lacks a certain level of Panache, so it's off to Chefchaouen anfd the ...
Fes Medina
... this morning while Michelle stayed at the hotel. Being a Muslim country Michelle does not feel comfortable with the idea of running in Morocco at risk of being taunted by disapproving men. It took Brendan almost an hour to stop sweating as our room ...
Fès
Nous prenons la route en direction de Fès.Le temps est très incertain. Gros cumulus, averses importantes, puis soleil, un vrai temps breton !!! Nous passons par la forêt de cèdres d' Azrou. Nous apprendrons plus tard que ces cèdres ont été ...
Fes!
... our rooftop hostel room with a glass full of fresh squeezed orange juice in front of me and the sun on my face. Fes was the best weather we had in Morocco, and since we had a rooftop as a bedroom (3€/night, not bad) I felt freer to show my ...
Middle Atlas
... Berber people live in small villages. The Berbers speak their own language, not Arabic or French like the majority of people in Morocco and the language is only spoken, not written. They speak through their crafts, for example the carpets and rugs ...
Day 6 & 7 - Morocco, Fes - Kittens & The Labyrinth
Oh my goodness what a wonderful city. I'm falling more and more in love with Morocco everyday. First day didn't do much... arrived around 9am, cooked up breakfast, had hot showers then basked in the wonderful warm rays. It ...
Fez - Not Just a Hat!
... beautiful and the tajines on display were tempting. I may have to pick one up and ship it home before I leave Morocco. After a few hours of wandering through the Medina, our guides arranged for an authentic Moroccan meal for us at a restaurant that ...
Fes
... port of call was the Royal palace - where the king stays when in town - it features 7 arches delicately decorated in colorful mosaics. Fes is surrounded by the Rif and Atlas mountains and we had a lovely view from up high by a local Borg, or castle, then ...
Getting Lost
The Madness of Fes
... locals do and huddled in some shade to catch our breath before the walk back down into the maze. Things Ive learnt about Fes so far: 1. Although they undoubtably lead a hard slog of a life, donkeys are truely invaluable here. Theres no real ...
Marvelous Morocco - Rabat, Meknes, Volubilis, Fez
... city gates. The governor of the city, Moulay Ismail, was very keen on developing both Meknes as a city and Morocco as a country and during his long reign, he built 50 castles in Meknes. He was influenced by French architecture and ...
Fes
... instantly to an astronomical number. Luckily, one of the girls I was with spoke french, so she began negotiations. Everything in Morocco is negotiable, from food, to toilet paper, to hotel rooms. She was able to get us 'the works' for 45 ...
Fantastic Fes
Fes was the highlight of our destinations in Morocco. We rank it a must-see and rather than go into exactly what we did see in words, the "view photo album" tells more.. We travelled there by train, and whereas the loo was inoperative ...
Myriad of Mosaics, Fes
as you idly do, we were wondering if the word "myriad", is linked to the word "riad" - these Moroccan homes and buildings seem to have such beautiful mosaics and designs..... anyway, we thought we would put up some of the ones we took photos ...
Morocco movement
... ; 5th October 2010 Day: 153 Weather: 16C-30C, Sunny We caught the ferry from Algeciras, Spain to Ceuta Morocco on Friday 1st, October passing close by the Rock of Gibraltar. The trip takes about 1½ hours and set us back about 186 ...
The Education Stop
... you something. They start out politely by asking you where you are from, then they move onto welcoming you to Morocco with arms outstretched. This makes it difficult to just rudely wander away particularly as they are so amicable and ...
An Outrage in Fez
Monday, February 20, 2006 Fez - 6:30pm and Midnight Dear Readers: Before I commence commentary about today, please allow me for a moment to hearken back to the heresy of yesterday. Before I sullied the point of purification we were all standing ...
the massive medina of Fes
We had to organise our own breakfast today so at 8am I made the short walk to restaurant Titanic for a freshly squeezed OJ and a toasted cheese sandwich. We were met at 9am by our petite taxi's and our guides who would take us around the medina ...
Wandering the medina of my third imperial city
Day 1 From the bus station decided to walk and the first thing I hit were the narrow market streets of the medina. Carrying my pack through large throngs of people once again and hoping not to get lost. Thankfully found a sign to one of the hotels in my ...
The Zen of Shopping in Fez
... their hands. We throw some coins. They continue working in a heavy downpour. Continuing on we pass the oldest university in Morocco and the shrine of Moulay Idriss II. There is another shrine and then a visit to the place where woolen Moroccan carpets ...
Morocco's Cultural Capital, incredible place
Hey, It seams that while in a place in Morocco you are perfectly safe, but when you start traveling between places things get interesting. Leaving Chefchaouen for our 4 hour bus trip to Fes, we made it to the bus station at 1 for the 115 bus. Only to ...
Fes: Rockin the Kasbah
... Madrasa. These stops provided a great deal of insight into the role of religion in this culture. Jews first settled in Morocco during the Roman empire and fled in mass numbers during the Inquisition. (The Inquisition lets begin. The Inquisition look ...
Fès - City of Artisans
... 's capital for over 400 years before it was moved to Rabat. Fès is the country’s oldest imperial city (Morocco’s other imperial cities being Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat). Fès is often associated as being the cultural and ...
Imperial Cities
Our trip to Fes el-Bali left us in a daze when we arrived into town at 5am with bruised backs from trying to conform to our hardened bus seats. Walking in the Medina {Funky Cold Medina...} we encountered so much hassling and taunts that I have changed my ...
Atlast we made it to the Atlas!
... ... but that's a story for a different blog. After playing with the monkeys our driver insisted on showing us the tallest tree in Morocco. It was dead but still a sight to see. From there we ventured on to another small village where we ate a delicious ...
I Hope the Sahara Swallows Up Morocco (Fez Incl.)
... less help you up, unless you pay them first. Everything revolves around squeezing the last ouce of money out of the outsiders. I hate Morocco, I will never, ever go there again. From the moment I got off the ferry ro the moment I got on the plane to ...