Zalagh Parc Palace Hotel Fez Fes

... the Cafe Clock for a lunch away from the mayhem. It's very hot again and retreat to the pool & a lazy watching of the tennis.
Evening stroll into the nice Ville Nouvelle with its boulevards, fountains and pavement cafes - just like one's ideal image of France somehow.
I also managed to work out that the clocks had changed - such are the perils of solo travel.
Ate at the delightfully named Cafe Le Gout de Fes....

... offerings, except way better and healthier. Depressing fact: There is no bacon in Morocco. Moroccan Art: Islam does not allow the portrayal of people or animals in its artwork because they fear it will lead to idol worship. (This means that you should ask a local before taking their picture.) The result is a creative usage of mosaics as decorative artwork. They use patterns and calligraphy to express themes. For example the eight ...

... vicious golye tetki foto fil'm next skachat' igru cherepashki ...

... part of Fes as we've got a little bit fed up of staying in Medinas, and by all accounts the medina here is HUGE. We're going to do the walking tour of the Medina (from the LP book) tomorrow and I'm going to look for sandals as my lovely jewel encrusted flip flops finally bit the dust in Khemisset the other night. Lucky for me the town was quite clean, as I had to walk home with one of my feet bare. Laters

... whole town. You can see the artisans working on the pottery, the leather... all as hundres od years ago, really impressive. We actually find a place where they sell beer, so we stop and see the local bar where there are only men and my friends tell me that they were doing gests towards me (only female there), something about boobs... oh well, I worry more about the cockroach that's walking towards my beer haha (in case you didn't notice cockroaches and I don't get along too well ...

... into the old town. The medina was truly remarkable, one of the most memorable experiences of my life. It was packed with more shops than I can image. It's full of 9,000 pedestrian (and donkey/horse) streets with no apparent patterns (locals don't even need maps). To make matters even more confusing for foreigners, 5,000 of the streets are dead ends. Another thing that struck me was how there were cats all over Morocco, literally hundreds ...

... I discovered it was my new handbag. It truly smelt awful and when I remembered all the disgusting things they use on the leather at the tannery, I understood why. Despite efforts to kill the smell since getting the bag home, it remains determinedly evident. I can only come to the conclusion that I have bought a bag made from camel sphincter! The smells, colours, sounds and tastes were woven together in a rich tapestry in my head as we left the Medina.

... nas je njihov svečenik u 5.30 dok je pozivao na molitvu! Totalno ludilo, nisam znao sta se desava dok nisam skuzio da je dzamija preko puta hotela. Na putu prema Fezu nas je zaustavila policija jer nisam stao na znak stop i htio naplatiti 50 eura. Mi smo se izvlačili i policajac je bio ljut al je na kraju napisao kaznu za pojas za 10 eura. Sto znači da nije bila korupcija u pitanju kao sto bi to bilo u nasoj "civiliziranoj" domovini, već sam uredno ...

... piquant tagines with tender meat falling off the bone and spiciest harrira dip. This was seriously yummy food. His cramped, communal table was also where we met Leslie and Sam, the two 19 year old US college students who had just completed a one month stint volunteer teaching in Ghana. They made a huge impression on both of us and, duly inspired, we are also now very keen to visit Ghana. These were two bright, switched on kids who were great ambassadors for their ...

Guess who is here??? Fede!!! After 2 weeks of solo traveling in Morocco... here he comes: Fede!!! After Rabat I went to Meknes to visit a guy from US that is currently living and teaching there. I had a really good time chilling, wandering around the crazy medina and soaking myself in the Moroccan culture. Now in Fez in my 3rd week of Moroccan adventure...Fez is an amazing city but overcrowded, with hasseling people and polluted air. On the ...