Riad Felloussia Meknes
23 Derb Hammam Jdid Meknes, 50000, Morocco
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Meknes
December 4
Can't believe I’ve been away for a week – it seems like a weekend – but flicking back through the journal I’ve actually done quite a lot. Caught the 8.15am train to Meknes this morning. The scenery was more interesting – some greenery and even patches of forest. After spending all afternoon looking for …
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Roman ruins
... one is still in the early stages of restoration as most buildings were destroyed in the earthquake. These cities were built with the same plans and all had a main street, called an Appian Way. They also contained running water, sewage system, toilets, and even thermally heated baths. I found this to be patricianly interesting because I am going to Italy and Sicily in February. Dinner that night was Moroccan lentil soup and Mixed meat and vegetable couscous. Very ...
Saharan by Day and Night
... date trees to the restaurant which seemed so out of place, stucco walls, inside a terrace and an upstairs are for eating. It was buffer style and they had tangerines, potatoes, carrots, bread, chicken and olives. Everyone was so exhausted that after we ate, well ALL needed a siesta! Walking back to the bus on the trail, we found a date tree. I scurried up it an began picking wild dates for people below- the tree itself looked identical to a ...
Meknes
Today Sam, Michaela and I are off to explore Meknes. Once the capital of Morocco.
We get taxi to Granaries and cannot find our next land mark so get another taxi to the Mausolim of Moulay Ismail.
Then checkout the Ambassadors Pavilion and Christian slave prison. Going through the souks we get a little lost, obviously, while checking our map a friendly local leads us to our destination & ...
When in Rome.............!
... apparently). Another mosaic with a fishing scene (thematically, a clear winner on this site – there were just so, so many pools built here, to house fish). Nearby, a Triumphal Arch (AD 217) indicated the original entrance into the site, continuing up via a wide, impressive roadway to another arch at the top of the hill. Built for Emperor Caracalla and Julia Donna, his mother, the arch was originally topped with a bronze chariot. The roadway, ...


