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Posted On Monday, May 25, 2009 at
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12:08 AM
by Alvin
The scenery on the bus journey from Er-Rachidia to Fes was the most varied on this trip; make shift football pitches in the dry desert heat, lush palm oasis hiding the red-mud brick kashbahs, turquoise water barrages that fed the southern cities, curious rock formations that must have gone through excruciating pains to transform to their present shapes, snow capped high Atlas with their patchy half-melted ice fields, mid-stop towns filled with orange juice stands and barbecue smokes, and finally the medieval city of Fes ! With over 9,000 alleyways in the Fes Medinas, we got lost and found many a times ! With the Medina's noisy and confusing exterior, we managed to find tranquility in our riad located right in the centre of the Medina; one turn away from the hussles and buzzles of the main thoroughfares and all was peace and quiet, incredible ! We took our time getting lost - we bought freshly grounded coffee from the vendors, sampled the delicious goat cheese for our picnic lunch, visited the Koranic Schools in the heart of the Medina and finally emerging out of the medieval city walls and hiked up to Borj Nord that had a commanding view over the entire city, what better way of getting lost and found !
The scenery on the bus journey from Er-Rachidia to Fes was the most varied on this trip; make shift football pitches in the dry desert heat, lush palm oasis hiding the red-mud brick kashbahs, turquoise water barrages that fed the southern cities, curious rock formations that must have gone through excruciating pains to transform to their present shapes, snow capped high Atlas with their patchy half-melted ice fields, mid-stop towns filled with orange juice stands and barbecue smokes, and finally the medieval city of Fes ! With over 9,000 alleyways in the Fes Medinas, we got lost and found many a times ! With the Medina's noisy and confusing exterior, we managed to find tranquility in our riad located right in the centre of the Medina; one turn away from the hussles and buzzles of the main thoroughfares and all was peace and quiet, incredible ! We took our time getting lost - we bought freshly grounded coffee from the vendors, sampled the delicious goat cheese for our picnic lunch, visited the Koranic Schools in the heart of the Medina and finally emerging out of the medieval city walls and hiked up to Borj Nord that had a commanding view over the entire city, what better way of getting lost and found !
