After an 8 hour train journey we arrived in Fes, dodged about 8000 people offering us taxis and started walking to our hotel. Then it rained. A lot. Eventually made it, checked in and ventured out during a break in the rain for a traditional Moroccan dinner of takeaway pizzas, which we enjoyed from the couches of our hotel terrace.
Next day we explored the old town of Fes. Poked around the souks, tried not to get too lost. We had a nice luch on a restaurant terrace, looking down on the bustling medina below. Highlights of the day include the amazing palace walls and the city walls, Brad getting sideswiped by a donkey and Jill getting excited by Astrolabes.
On the way back we stopped at a museum of morrocan culture which had a mixture of art, clothing and instruments. We also peered through the fence of more than one closed park with guards outside to stop us taking photos.
Lowlight of the day was walking across town to find the only supermarket in Fes only to find our instructions were wrong. Found the place eventually and stocked up on food for our epic trip tomorrow. Plan is to catch a train to Tangier, a ferry to Spain then a combination of buses to Gibraltar. Have only the train booked so far, we will see how successful we are tomorrow.
Next day we explored the old town of Fes. Poked around the souks, tried not to get too lost. We had a nice luch on a restaurant terrace, looking down on the bustling medina below. Highlights of the day include the amazing palace walls and the city walls, Brad getting sideswiped by a donkey and Jill getting excited by Astrolabes.
On the way back we stopped at a museum of morrocan culture which had a mixture of art, clothing and instruments. We also peered through the fence of more than one closed park with guards outside to stop us taking photos.
Lowlight of the day was walking across town to find the only supermarket in Fes only to find our instructions were wrong. Found the place eventually and stocked up on food for our epic trip tomorrow. Plan is to catch a train to Tangier, a ferry to Spain then a combination of buses to Gibraltar. Have only the train booked so far, we will see how successful we are tomorrow.
Cool fountain in Fes new town
Stop sign
ohhh the elusive invisible supermarket... how we hated those! Sounds like a fun place otherwise though, I hope there are photos of Brad taking on the donkey! ;)
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