Blogs from Fès-Boulemane, Morocco, Africa - page 5

Day 7 - Fès medina, shopping! Another good nights sleep! I went to bed at 10.30, and slept solid until 7am. I went to breakfast with Heather, and met up with Cy from Boston. Breakfast was good. Today we are doing a sight seeing tour of Fès medina. We started with a short walk through a town area. There's were a few small shops with houses above; Muslims live on the left, Jews on the right, but all in harmony. The guide showed us the green and brown loose soap cream; green for domestic use, and mown for the skin. He raved in how good the skin one is; although it looks disgusting! We continued to a panoramicbr viewpoint. What a view! I had a great picture taken, a hit similar to my picture jumping at ... read more

Today started off with our guide, Momo, taking us to Dar el-Makhzen, the Royal Palace of Fez. Unfortunately, visitors are not allowed inside the palace but we did get to admire the colourful outer brass doors and blue décor. The next stop was the Jewish cemetery. The Jewish cemetery is a reminder of the once thriving Jewish community in Fez. It was interesting to see the difference between this cemetery and the ones we have back home. The Jewish cemetery unlike anything I have ever seen was all in white with round tombstones and Jewish inscriptions on the graves. After paying our respects, we headed off to the old medina of Fez. The medina of Fez is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site and is believed to be one of the world’s largest car-free urban ... read more

Supratour nas vyhadzuje o hodinu skorej ako som cakal pred hlavnou zeleznicnou stanicou vo Feze. Vonku je este riadna tma (4/30), budova stanice je pekne osvetlena. Na skodu veci je, ze v stanici neni moc laviciek, na stastie sa mi ale sedenie uslo. Cakal som tu dve hodiny, kym zacalo svitat. Zrejme tu spali aj bezdomovci, tazko povedat. Niektore individua sa mi tu veru nepozdavali. Jedno take nestihlo vlak, moc sa vykecaval na kave v kaviarnicke. Na stanici je freewifi ale smetiaky veru ziadne. Obcas tu presla sbs-ka. O 6/30 sa vydavam do mojho druheho gratis ubytka booknuteho cez airbnb . Sice este je troska tma ale slnko sa nezadrzatelne derie na oblohu. GPS zas ani pip tak idem len podla mapy. Prechadzam cez cestu, este je sero, zrazu sa predomnou objavi vojak, vobec som si ... read more

Anyone that tells you that travelling is 100% pure, heavenly joy, is lying through their teeth. The truth is traveling consists of extreme highs, some pretty low lows, and everything in between. For me, the highest of the highs occurs even before I leave home. For months leading up to a trip, randomly a thought will enter my head and interrupt whatever I am doing, reminding myself of my upcoming trip. It always brings a smile to my face, as if I have the best secret ever, that no one else can possibly understand. Then in the days leading up to travel, I can feel the excitement literally coursing through my veins. The idea of not knowing what is about to occur is both exhilarating and somewhat scary. The actual bulk of the trip is usually ... read more

Fes. Ancient city. Quintessential Morocco. Not to be confused with fez, a hat, usually with a tassel, often red, worn throughout Morocco and many other countries. We ended our day in Fes, and awoke the next morning to something closer to the Morocco which had imagined. Our visit to Fes began with arrival at Riad Fes. This being our first experience with a riad, we were stunned by the beauty and by the service we encountered. It was almost oppressive to our American tastes to have someone catering to our every whim, but we decided we must accommodate and managed to carry on under the burden. Although Fes has two medinas, the larger was the one where we spent time, and our riad was on the upslope edge of the medina, giving us panoramic views of ... read more