Day 7 – Fes, Morocco

September 8th, 2011
The local vino also seems to be a potent source of a sore head the following morning. But up and take a look around the medina, and get utterly lost. But there are lots of great cafes service a delicious strong milky sweet arab coffee. It’s also very hot. I’m starting to get tired of the medians, but this one doesn’t seem to be overly touristy, unlike Marrakech. In fact, both in Rabat and in Fes, it’s all about locals going about doing their own thing and outsiders simple mingle with the crowds.

I took some pictures of kids playing in the fountain to cool off in the afternoon and some pictures in the markets. the entire Medina in Fes is about 1200 years old and it is one of the old imperial cities of Morocco. the medina itself is huge and finding your way around is pretty difficult. Find the Cafe Clock and have another bowl of harira and a “Spiced” coffee – which turns out to be something similar to an iced coffee, but very tasty.

At 6pm managed to find the Riad Fes which was well stocked with Pastis in a stunning setting around a small pool in a central courtyard. Wasn’t feeling hungry having eaten in the late afternoon, so some snackies and an early night. Need to head back to Rabat to pick up visas etc tomorrow and heading south on Saturday finally.