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Meknes Slideshow
Meknes
Travel Blogs from Meknes, Morocco
Emperial cities-Ourika Valley and Meknes
... taking day trips to Fes and the famous Volubilis. Volubilis is the site of the largest and best preserved Roman ruins in Morocco according to Unesco. Ourika Valley and the Middle Atlas Berbers: Three days ago I took a trip to Ourika Valley to be ...
Sahara, sand, and dangerous camels!
... again! Next morning we said goodbye to Kim and Sam who flew back to London in the morning and we caught the train up to Meknes in the north - about 7 hours ride from Marrakech in a nice soft comfy train - good for camel-weary bodies! We're staying in ...
Meknes and Volubils
... the occasional cactus too. It's so open here, like Colorado, and u can see thunderstorms coming from miles away. Arrived in Meknes about 2.5 hrs after boarding the bus(ouch). After another 30min wait, another torrential downpour, and a 45 min curvy ...
On the Road Again
... . Amazingly we are able to find them right away and make plans for dinner at a nice italian place (yeah, I know...pizza in morocco? Theres only so much tagine and couscous I can take). Choreographing 9 people in taxis to meet up at a certain place ...
Step 17: Immerse in the culture
... stares around my behind region. Even though it was annoying at times, I felt as though I was actually living in Morocco because I knew exactly where I was going and how to avoid any conflicts if they arose. There was a protest going on around ...
A disappointing lunch
We spent the day exploring the Imperial city and medina. Best was Jamai Palace, which is having a big exhibition of carpets, but the building itself is the main thing to see. We went for lunch at Riad, which was recommended by the young French couple, ...
Moulay Idriss and Volubilis
... lift back to Moulay Idriss where we had a nice lunch of brochettes, salad and a pot of tea, then got a grand taxi back to Meknes. We went to a modern dance show at the French Institute. It was a short performance - only 45 minutes, but very well done. ...
Are we going to "Run This Town?"
... Volubilis was interesting, especially since I didn’t expect to see Roman ruins in Morocco. However following Pompeii and Arles, most ruins now look like a pile of rocks. Meknes was a different experience ...
looking 4 a camp site
... get breakfast ready for the group and get packed. Then back to the Mali embassy to pick up the visas and passports and onto Meknes. Short drive but took ages to get a campsite. Drove down country roads for an hour or more through all the ...
A walk through history
... rooms. Amazing! So after a 2 hr walk around in the heat, we all piled back onto our hot bus to go to lunch and then onto Meknes, a small town nearby. At Meknes we had a bit of a driving tour with a local guide and found out some of the history of the ...
Mellow in Meknes, Part 2
... of Moulay Ismail. The former sultan made Meknes his capital in the 17th century and is considered to be one of Morocco's greatest rulers. This meant that non-Muslims were allowed inside the mausoleum. Wandering through a series of peaceful courtyards, we ...
Final full day here
... what that means.... Spending my last whole moroccan day in meknes. Saw ancient roman ruins at the southernmost expansion of the empire into morocco at volubilis. now what to eat for my final meal. all i know is that its burning hot in meknes and all i ...
Colours of Morocco XSC080723
Hi guys! From camel burgers in Meknes to camel rides in the Sahara to tours of Roman ruins to rockclimbing in Todra Gorge, here are my photos from our amazing trip! Cheers, ...
Lost and found and on the train
... in the afternoon, and Meknes in the evening. Casa is the economic/business capital of Morocco, Rabat is the administrative/government capital, and Meknes is the wine capital. And I know what you're thinking... wine in a muslim ...
Bröllopsstaden
Vaknade i Fes. Åt en god frukost och så gick vi ut i en av stadens medinor. Smala gator utan bilar. En stor labyrint. Vi gick där i någon timme, så skulle vi försöka finna vägen tillbaka. Kom ut på ett helt annat ställe än där vi gick in. Att ...
Unexpected surprises
... Although it did have a shattered window from protesters throwing stones. It took 5 hours by bus and 7 hours by train to arrive in Meknes up in the north. I didn't even know I was going to come here until I was at the train station and decided ...
Meknes
Had the morning in Meknes, so we took a taxi out to see the roman ruins at Volubilis. Much like the Forum in Rome except about 100 times less people which gave you a chance to actually visualise what the buildings might have looked like. ...
Meknes
I passed through Meknes en route to Fes on the train. I would like to spend two days here. ...
Arrivo
Arrivo verso le 1.30 di mattina. I 2 erano come giuseppe e maria alla ricerca di un letto in cui dormire. Alla fine trovarono una mangiatoia che, visto l'anno 2008, si chiama Hotel Denice. Non c'erano il bue e l'asinello, non ce ne sarebbe stato bisogno ...
Guidance for the dumb and stupid in a Hamam
An early morning visit to a typical, small and intimate (maybe too intimate) Moroccan Hamman can be a bewildering and downright intimidating experience for the dumb and ignorant pale skinned English man. Here's a Helpful guide: 1. Do remember to bring a ...
Evening Magic
... , but once the sun started to fall everything livened up. That night I stood in among an audience of Moroccans for a summer concert. I was the only tourist I could see. Meknes was something of Morocco's hidden secret, my favorite ...
C´est grand
Now we´re on our way further into the mountains. We stop at Dades Valley and Dades Gorge. And a bunch of other places whose names escape me right now. We do however stop at a movie studio again and this time, a snake charmer walks up to us in the ...
Mellow in Mekes
... Atlas Mountains, which looked quite a lot like the English countryside, especially Devon with its green and yellow rolling hills. Arriving in Meknes two hours later, we walked for a good 30 minutes towards the old town, where we hoped to find a cheap ...
Meknes
Super cheap train to Meknes, where my only option to head out to the nearby Roman ruins was to hire a car and driver, for about 25$ for the day, and head out. Out in the middle of nowhere are impressive remnants of the city, with inexplicably ...