Dar Mernissi Fes
38 Derb El Horra Talaa Sghira Fes, Morocco
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V medinách královských měst Fez a Meknes
6.10.2011
Takže jsem v Maroku... srdečně zdravím. Cesta sem v pohodě, po hoďce v letadle easyjetu jsem se po krátké době znovu ocitla v Paříži, tentokrát ale ne kvůli průzkumu města nad Seinou, ale kvůlivá přenocování na nepohodlných lavičkách pařížského letiště... neb jsme přiletěly pozdě v noci a brzy ráno odlétaly do Fezu. Z fezského letiště jsme se ...
Our Moroccan Experience
... heavy growth in tourism with over 6 million tourists every year, and for a heavily Muslim country, is relatively tolerant of westerners and has a strong feminist movement. Arabic is obviously the native language, however French is widely spoken.
The landscape is quite unusual with very little greenery to be seen. Most ground cover appears to be for grazing, with the occasional olive plantation.
We have had another time difference, and will now be ...
Fes Medina
... and 06:00 it was again starting to heat up. Seeking relief from the heat we decided to leave our room and head for the medina, knowing full well that it was unlikely that much would be open at this time. On our way we passed by the Royal Palace which unfortunately is closed to the public. We had to settle with taking a look at the stunning golden gates and zellij tiles that decorate the palace's perimetre. It took ...
More twists and turns than a Dan Brown novel
The Fes medina is enormous. Huge. Crazy-big. There are no cars, just donkeys and people, and the streets are small and twist and turn a huge amount. It would be silly (unless you lived inside the medina your whole life or have studied it extensively) to venture there without a guide. You could easily get lost and if you weren't somewhere safe after sunset, it can apparently be quite dangerous. ...
We figure out the Fez Medina
... something to do with pigeon poo being an integral part of the process. He takes us back through the shop and eventually accepts that we don’t want to buy anything and is happy with the 10 dirham I have slipped into his hand.
But he is not finished with us yet. Two doors down he ushers us into a carpet shop where the owner quickly starts telling us of the quality and variety of his stock. We want out! But he and now another ...


