Ibis Moussafir Meknes

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... To get there if you are smart, it does not take that much money. <br>From the grand taxi area, taxis go to Moulay Idris for 10 DH. This small village is a very clean and hilly village. Once there, to the Volibilies is only nice 2 km walk. I spent until 3:30pm in the site for visit. This place reminds me of the ruinas of Greece. <br>Returning to Meknes is the same way by taking a taxi back to the grand taxi area in Meknes.

Last time on the blog we were deciding which direction to head from Fez. We went with the route of least resistance (on a train line) and took a quick trip to the city of Meknes, a UNESCO site, that is supposedly more relaxed then Fez but often overlooked by travellers. On the train we met a few very nice Moroccans; in general everyone has been very nice and also very interested in speaking with us, even though our French is atrocious and Arabic non ...

... to was "broken". We spent about an hour at the bus station waiting for the next one which we eagerly boarded at 10.45am - did not mind the sawdust on the floor and there were no chickens, so life was good. Life was NOT so good at 12.30pm when we were STILL sitting at the bus station, and they had washed the bus at least 3 times and sold every ticket 3 times over! There would probably have been over 100 people on ...

... also distracted from the fact that the road was very up and down. The views eventually disappeared (although it was still very nice) and that's when we noticed the hills. Consequently, when we arrived in Meknes (which in itself is quite hilly) at 3.30, we were quite tired. The Hotel Maroc is a whopping 180dh for a room with no ensuite, but the place is clean and the showers are hot. We ...

... street in their underwear...... The other thing that struck me was the instant switching on of mobile phones (by both British and Moroccans) when the plane taxied to a stop. As i reached for mine I remembered i had made a concious decision to leave mine behind and to cut off the world. However, as family members chatted on their mobile devices it reminded me that i was no longer in direct communicado with friends and family for the first ...

... now housing Moroccan arts and artifacts. Shortly after we entered the museum, one of the staff gave us a personal tour, providing us with many interesting details beyond what we could glean from the mostly French and Arabic faceplates on the exhibits ...

... way to cross over junctions that have no indication who has right of way, is to beep your horn, put your foot down and try and dodge the traffic driving straight at you. The showers and toilets at our campsite at Fes are basic and not particularly clean, but they look useable. However after Mum's cold shower experience, I've decided to stick with my greasy hair and stink.

... have been returning to our room to hide away from the debilitating heat - mind you, our room doesn't have air conditioning nor a fan - but it has shade and that's hard to find round here. Meknes is famous for its Moroccan sweets. It is easy to see why, as every third shopfront is a boulangerie patisserie piled sky high with little cakes, pastries and chocolates. Usually there's a swarm of Moroccans standing out the front devouring a little cake slice ...

... récupérer leurs commandes. Finalement, on se retrouve tous Place El Hédime et on va manger au camping. Après manger, on va chercher la table que Papa avait commandé et mon plateau. Ils sont superbes. Ils viennent juste de les finir. On passe un peu de temps avec le jeune chez qui on a acheté les trucs la dernière fois et on retourne au camping car il faut charger les voitures et préparer pour le d ...