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Tanneries
This is where they dye the famous Fassi leather...by hand...in some pretty nasty concoctions...very cool though...Fès, oldest of the Imperial Cities. Arrived here from Meknes, and with a little help from my train cabin mates (who made me an honorary Moroccan!) I was able to dodge the craziness at the station and get to my pension, Dalila...
Only one word comes to mind when describing Fès: Insane. The medina has supposedly 9400 twists and turns in its labyrinth style layout, overwhelming to say the least. Life appears in many aspects as I'm sure it did in the middle ages; from the handiworks of the tanneries and the making of silk to the food and carpet merchants seen everywhere. Transportation of goods and materials is still done by donkey and horse (and if you hear "belak" get out of the way, there's a fully laden mule coming and he ain't stopping for you..).
To be honest Fès did me in. The closeness of the streets and alleys and with the constant commotion I finally snapped and had to escape a day early. I was glad I saw and experienced it but the sensory overload proved to be too much...
Some cool pics though! Haha...
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