Dar El Ma
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Travel Blogs from Fes
Morocco - A Land of Contrasts
... of sheep, men farm the land by hand but rubbish, in particular plastic bags, - is everywhere.
Arrived in Fes and quickly headed out to an authentic Moroccan restaurant for dinner and entertainment - a band, belly dancer and a magician. I ended up being a victim of the magician and he did a trick where he pulled a bra (not mine) from my blouse. Don't know how he did it but it was a fun night to end a long day of driving.
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Winding alleys and ancient customs
... sits on the premier etage (first floor), he rings his bell and the staff come to him. It does make sense in terms of best use of energy but we think we'd be more at home, leaning over the terrace balcony which looks down to the ground floor and just yelling, hey would we able to get a bottle of water / cup of tea / etc please though it would sound rather unseemly, if particularly Australian. Over breakfast, we decide we would like to hire a private guide for 3 hours to show ...
Un Fes'ed
... It must have got down into the minuses because a drain outside was iced up. We did have the heater on for 20 minutes or so before we got up to get dressed.
The drive to Fes was nice enough, with a particularly interesting peek at a tow called Ifrane. Our book said it was very clean and European looking, and indeed it was very much so. It is a mountain town, and it also has a royal palace, so you can imagine that it is pretty spiffy if the King is to see it. It had ...
Fabulous Fes
... lost he had to pay someone to lead him out. Guillaume and I were determined to save our limited cash and find our way around ourselves.
We made it deep into the Medina which was empty from what we understand. It turns out that Fridays are kind of like Sundays for Muslims and many of the shops were closed, something I was actually a little thankful for. Once we entered the Medina proper we stopped at a little cafe and had some tea. We were already tired from our ...
Sweating it up in Fes
... tour - a chicken cous cous dish with salads as an entre. YUM! I can't even describe how great the food is but it certainly inspires me to cook some different meals when I get home!
We had a day trip to Volubilis and Meknes the following day before returning to Fes for a gala dinner but seeing as this post is getting long, I will do a separate entry for the day trip.
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