Thursday, March 14, 2013

Welcome to Fes


Today was a day full of travel, we kicked off the long ride to the hot springs in Fes, along the way Imane got terribly sick and we had to stop twice.

It would have been weird to take pictures inside the spring, because it was basically a public pool. Trust us when we say the hot springs and massage were fantastic. After bucket showers and poor water pressure, the sulfur water was refreshing. Annoyingly, no one told us we should take our jewelry off, and we had to soak them in lemon juice once we got to Fes.

It was about a half an hour drive to the spiritual center of Morocco, and its oldest city, Fes.
We stopped for a quick photo op with a view of the whole city



The walls are so tall, it's hard to get sunlight in some places. We stayed in the medina of the city, which is always the oldest part. The streets are obviously not wide enough for cars, never mind our behemoth bus, so we walked most of the way.

 The view from the roof was amazing, as most views appear to be in Morocco.


 For dinner we ate couscous, chicken, treede


Majib surprised us with invitations to see a traditional Andalusian concert at one of the most lavish hotels in Fes. Andalusian music is inspired by the Spanish Musilm community thatfound refuge in Fes after the Inquisition. Nabil, Sanaa and Nor were there as well!






Today was full of ups and down but we were happy to have a good nights sleep.

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