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April 26th 2007
Well, In my almost last stop...Fez. Very interesting, modern, but with a traditional taste. The Medina is HUGE..... So I got off here yesterday. Took the train and it was very comfortable. As I was gonna get off the train. Thsi moroccan guy speaking really good English started talking, confirming the stop to me and all that. Then I found out he is actually from Canada! Oh well. duno how, ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more