Hotel Menzeh Dalia Meknes

... to the very art filled decor, the Riad Zahraa offers tourists plenty of teachings in the culture of its locals. Even the on premise restaurant dishes up plenty of Morocco culture, serving traditional Moroccan meals including couscous and tagines. You'll ...

... goods, but nowhere near what he expected. We politely told Mohammed thank you but that we weren't going to use his overpriced connections for the Sahara either, and on their leaving exalted at finally getting one back at the ubiquitous rip off artists of Morocco. The hotel manager joined us in our celebration, and we decided to just eat at the dining room and have a couple of beers to celebrate.

... too rare internet cafe, tapping out emails on the funny keyboards, many of the letters sitting in unfamiliar places.   We'd heard that Meknes had an excellent night market at the main square, but the rain had reached torrential proportions so we settled for a very light dinner at a juice bar and skype calls home before calling it a night.  Tomorrow we set off for Fes, fingers crossed that it goes better than Marrakech. All our best from Morocco Dan and Gabes

... qualche cura in più). arriviamo alle rovine in grand taxi, lo stesso che poi ci porta al vicino paesino di Moulay Idriss e di ritorno a Meknes. nel pomeriggio vaghiamo un po' per la medina anche se essendo venerdì è quasi tutto chiuso. ci facciamo indicare un un hammam e lo sperimentiamo: esperienza tra il magico e il surreale! serata di nuovo in piazza, tra venditori di cibo ambulanti e risse tra locali.

... are now allowed to stay overnight in the town though none of the mosques and shrines are open to non-muslims. Its location, cradled in the mountains, is breathtaking.

... worked on the construction, and most perished. However, an earthquake in 1755 destroyed part of the city and destroyed the dream. It was then on to view the Royal Granary and stables. The stables, although not well preserved are a must see. Built to keep 12,000 horses, the roof was lost in the earthquake in 18th century. We also visited the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, albeit the outer room, as tourists were not allowed to enter any further. It was only ...

We walked into Meknes in the evening. The city is surrounded by huge walls and has many large ornate gates that are very impressive. It is an Imperial city, so it is on a much grander scale than any of the other places we have visited so far. As we explored the city, Dad led us down many dodgy dark alleys. Everyone we passed greeted us or asked if we were lost, which we were most of the time, but pretended we weren't, otherwise we'd end up being led into a carpet shop. We wandered around ...

... their frosty glass of milk (which leaves a residue on the glass like chunky yoghurt - so I'm not game). There is usually also a swarm of bees hovering around these shops generally making a visit feel like a life or death experience. Just for further explanation, the Moroccan bees are oversized, black with pointy abdomens. In Australia we call these animals wasps. They are seriously scarey in mobile-hive numbers and nothing will prevent them from ...

... piles, covered in straw, and then carefully covered in yellow tarps and guarded by men. There were rows and rows of them- stretching for miles it seemed. It was so interesting looking, very symmetrical and very bright. We couldn't figure out what they were, but later found out that this is how red onions are grown here- to help keep them off the ground because it's so freezing in the winter! Pretty neat. We reunited ...

... trop bonne !). Le serveur est très gentil. Il dit à mon père « t'as oublié ta ville. » et il nous parle de la France comme d'un pays de rêve... Un mec nous pique les verres !! Ils doivent être à lui et il ferme (22h00). Le repas terminé, on retourne au camping. Il y a moins de monde dans les rues. Une fois couchés, on s'endort tout de suite.