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Day 4: Dealing with the merciless moneygrabbers
When we woke up, Aarathi was freezing with the extra blankets not having provided her the same warmth as extra blankets. She categorically refused to stay their another night, so we added that to the list of items we needed to take care of that day. Sure enough right on time Hajj the driver showed up with the highly recommended guide Mohammed, via …
Day 5: Voubilis/Meknes, Spice Guy gets Comeuppance
A little more rest this time, as we only needed to get out by 10. Fresh from the disappointment of being taken for a (not so good) ride yesterday, Aarathi made a couple of calls and found out that Moubarak from Hotel Maamoura could still rent us a car for 120 Euros a day for the desert, which seemed to be a fairly big savings on the quote we got …
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Last Stop: Fes (by Vienna)
... Bees buzzed around the plates, hoping to find a way in. The air smelled almost sickly sweet. People tried to entice us into their shops, calling to us in many different languages, testing which one we might respond to. When that didn't work, they suddenly appeared at our sides, offering us samples that we knew we would have to pay for if we accepted their offer.
Finally, we arrived at the Madrasa, or old Quranic University, which was a welcome relief ...
La Tourista in Fes :-)
... them so proudly and said hello. I felt like I was outside Walkden High when some guys would turn up in cars to impress the girls!
Anyway, I had to ask my way to a passerby who told me to avoid a particular street - as it was dangerous apparently - and go back by the main street. The Jewish Quarter (Mellah) was acutally so close to the Palace! First, I went to see the Synagogue and got a quick tour from the caretaker and then I headed off to ...
Camel for dinner?
... the world. It can take up to 20,000 worshippers and was recently restored and its size is apparently only beaten by Cairo as the centre of Muslim learning.
The private Belghazi Museum was a nice treat, especially as all the locals said it was closed! A guy of 45yrs let me in, walking on crutches due to pains in his legs that looked like he was indicating a muscular problem. Heir to the house and others, this beautiful 17th century house was ...


