Riad Arabesque Fes
7 Derb El Miter, Talaa El Kbira Fes, Morocco
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A.F.R.I.C.A
... were playing the game CatchPhrase. Someone had been smart enough to bring the game! I sat and played for a while, but eventually got too tired and just went up to bed. At that point it was close to 12:30 Morocco time.
29/10/11
This morning we woke up at 7:30 to be in the lobby by 8:30 to leave for the medina in Fes. Breakfast was served in the same room that we had, had dinner in the night before and consisted of a lot of pastries, mint ...
Interesting Hamam
... the Hamam. it was quite dark inside and obviously very hot. The old man insisted that I took my bag with me but with my passport inside and the humidity, I was a little concerned but I protected it with my tee-shirt and it was fine.
So we were ready, he signed me to take my shorts off but hinted that I had nothing underneath. I had no problem taking it off but wasn't sure at all of the customs. Anyway, I kept it on. He started pouring water on ...
Camel for dinner?
... and chips at the nearby bus station, I made my way on a scorching hot day up a hill behind the bus station to Borj Nord and its Musee des Armes (Museum of Weapons). Built by Sultan Ahmed al-Mansouor in the 16th century, this beautiful cream sandstone palace fortress has 4 bastions, with incredible views of all Fes. Although the museum was substantial and interesting, the views from it fine upper terrace was what interested me most. Fes can so clearly ...
A Day with Thami and a Lesson in Negotiating
... After the skin is hung to dry and the remaining hair is scraped off, it goes into a pit of lime and argan-kernal ash. The lime bath lasts 15-20 days in summer and up to 30 in winter. Then the skins are washed energetically, and put into yet another bath of pigeon dung to make the skin thinner and easier to stretch. After a bit more treatment and division of size and quality, the tanning process can begin. Using certain roots, bark, seeds and fruits, the men stand thigh deep in ...
Pilgrimage Village & Roman Ruins
... choice . It was then down the winding stairs with our bags to our transfer to the Roman Ruins of Volubilis,a UNESCO Heritage Site.
It was a very cold and wet walk around the ruins that I must say I did not take in too much of what our guide was telling us, but the Roman marble floor mosaics were quite impressive and the addition of the local stalk nesting on the pillars was an awesome site.
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