Diyar Timnay
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Holy Cities, Roman Ruins, Tagine and Tea
... the second time.
An hour later we were in Moulay Idriss; this is the most sacred town in Morocco for Muslims as it contains the Mausoleum of the Prophet Moulay Idriss, one of the Prophet Mohammed's great-grandsons. It used to be fairly closed off to foreigners, but it’s now very welcoming and we found it one the friendliest places we’ve ever been. Rob met a man called Abdul when we were walking in the hills next ...
The Beginning of the End
... but I remembered how much I hate stairs by the time we got there. After a short break and a few photos we headed back down and into the taxi for our return trip to Meknes.
Once we arrived back we said goodbye to our taxi-mates and headed off for lunch. We ate at the Restaurant Riad which was a little more expensive, but very nice. They are also a hotel and it would have been great to stay at if we could have afforded it. Anyways, the place was like ...
Getting To Moulay Idriss
... in an old merc sadan) and were driven to Moulay Idriss. After finding somewhere to stay we wandered this tiny place seeing Morocco’s only cylindrical minaret (oooh) and the mausoleum of Moulay Idriss which is closed to non-Muslims. For sunset we climbed to the top of the hill on which the town perches and enjoyed the view while 2 young Moroccan girls tried their limited French out on us. For dinner we enjoyed another Ramadan breakfast in a local cafe. ...
More of Meknes
So pretty much no one would care about Meknes if it weren't for the fact that one of the rulers of Morocco, Moulay Ismail (namesake of the university in which I am studying) made Meknes his capital in the 18th century. Thus Meknes is one of the four "imperial cities" cities of Morocco, the other three being Rabat, Marrakesh, and Fez. ...
Step 4: Simplicity of Life
Even though Morocco is my first destination of countries on my list of cultural place to travel to, I honestly feel as though this will be my main squeeze. I not only say this because their fresh orange juice (which is made in every city where the orange trees line the streets of the cities) is absolutely delicious and I can no longer drink Florida's Natural, I say it because the way of life in Morocco has so much more value than ...
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