It’s a new day and another continent! My original plan was to chase down Budapest and Vienna, but with my fat fingers syndrome (FFS) still raging since the New Year’s Eve dinner in Belgium, I detour to warmer climates in the hopes that the inflammation will subside if I can avoid the really cold parts of Europe. So Madrid it …
A Farewell To Fes
Today in a farewell to Fes blog entry, I’ll take you on a couple of my favorite outings in this city. The first is a tour of the massive ramparts that surround the medina. You don’t have to look too hard to know that you are in a walled city: On a clear day up at the Borj Nord, a …
It’s Good To Be King
I am told that in every big city in Morocco there is a royal palace. I tell you, it’s good to be King. Fes is no exception to this royalty real estate bonus, and while I am allowed to get close enough to some of the doors, one of the guards nicely asks me to erase the picture I take …
Ceramics Galore
Throughout Morocco you can find ceramics of all patterns and quality. At the end of one of my half-day tours I turn up at a ceramics factory–the Famille Fehari Cooperative. As soon as we drive up to the parking lot, we can see clay items in various stages of formation…it’s ceramics galore: The co-op’s guide shows me the kilns, and …
1
Monsieur Yummy Vegetarian
On a much smaller scale the Medina of Fes reminds me of NYC. It’s all one big maze to an out-of-towner, but upon reflection it really is a community of neighborhoods. Depending on where you live or own a shop, you become loyal to certain markets, restaurants, or hawker stands. Since I am familiar with no neighborhood in particular (I’m …