Columbe Blanche Hotel Moulay Idriss

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... they collect the household waste in big baskets attached to their backs and occasionally get to eat some of it too! the locals are very friendly, with many greetings, "Bonjour, ca va?" and not a G'day mate in sight! Local boys were taking their donkey's loaded up with produce to market, in particular, live sheep in baskets, just sitting there bouncing around as if they have no care in the world, taking it all in ...

... incomplete minaret (44 metres) (it was intended to be 60m, but the death of the sultan stopped construction) which overlooks the ruins of a mosque. The Mausoleum is a marble and mosaic building and hold the current kings father (Hassan II) and grandfather's tomb. The Kasabh des Oudaias was next. Walking up steep hills, its the oldest part of the city and surrounded by walls, housing whitewashed buildings ...

... even has her hair uncovered), so we sit at the next table and watch the sunset. We are both now feeling the need for some wide open spaces so one fine, hot morning (every morning is fine and hot :)we set off south. We pass by Ifrane (created in 1929 by the French - alpine villa style houses, broad, suburban streets, university, swimming pool), Azrou (near a prominent rock), Midelt (in the middle of bleak plain of scrub and desert), and stay in a lovely adobe hotel at Er Rachidia, several ...

... site, is the best preserved archaeological site in Morocco. Originally settled in the 3rd century BCE it served as one of the most remote outposts of the Roman ...

... students. Staying up in the bar I noticed the Flag Specials were ten Dhs more expensive than Aguelmams. We sat, deliberating whether we should go into the dance basement or not and when someone had the gumption to ask it was 200Dhs solely as an entry fee. One grad student was there and told us it was because it was the first night back so everyone bought bottles and reserved tables. Needless to say we decided to go home and catch up on some sleep for our trip to Fes ...

... all those epic movies that have actually been filmed here. As in so much of the developing world, though, the built environment in rural Morocco is much less sublime than the agricultural landscape. A great many houses in Morocco and other countries I've traveled in are ongoing construction projects, built gradually over long periods of time and added to as additional rooms are needed or funds become available to the family. As I've seen before in countries ...

... the far side by the graveyard. We had to walk all the way around the graveyard to get back to where we wanted to be. It turned out to be the best thing as we came across a viewpoint that looked down into the surrounding valley. The view from there was spectacular. This brings to a close another chapter of this apparently very long book. I cannot wait until our 4am bus ride to Fes so we can get back to Chefchaunen. It should be a very fun day tommorow....

Did a walking tour of the old medina, led by local guide. There are thousands of streets in the medina. Walked though maze of streets with guide leading us down back residential lanes, we think he took us this way to avoid us wanting to stop at the shops!! And to stop us from seeing the cheaper shops than the ones he was taking us to. Walked past compound houses surrounding a garden, 4-5 families live there. They live work and play in the medina, can ...