Morocco: June 2004
Fes: Considered by many to be the most spiritual towns of Morocco, founded
by a sultan in 789,
the oldest of Morocco's imperial cities. We enjoyed this town - smaller and
more manageable
medina (the city center) and a more comfortable feeling than Marrakech.
One of many fountains in the medina. |
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A former family home turned into a restaurant. As costs of maintaining homes and as young couples go out to live on their own, the many of the magnificent homes in the medina have become tourist accommodations. |
One of many of the King's palaces. |
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The only way to get goods through the narrow streets of the medina. One must be alert at all times - commerce does not wait for tourist |
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A sacred site for Senagalese Muslim pilgramages. |
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The tannery
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The pottery coop - everything still made by hand. |
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Even the ruins are beautiful - an old
mansion that the family could not afford to maintain. |
Not an unusual street. |
The narrowest street - a short-cut |
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The only graffitti we saw - |
Really glad to be going home!!
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