The view of Fes at sunset
The cemetary stands out against the built up close quarters of the casbah.
Cocktails at the Palais Jamai
Dinner at Dar Masmoudi
The view from upstairs at Dar Masmoudi
Enjoying a Moroccan feast
The main courtyard at Dar Masmoudi
Part of our group enjoying their dinner
In front of the Royal Palace
Our guide pointed out all the hand-made detailed work put together by thousands of artisans
The gate of the Royal Palace
The Aben Danan Synagogue, built in the 17th century
The juxtopositioning of mosaic tile and Hebrew was quite unusual
The architecture of this part of the town was influenced by the Andalusians (especially the balconies that look especially Spanish)
Densely populated Fes stands out as such a contrast to the deserted surrounding landscape
At a ceramic workshop, clay rocks ready to be broken...
...and liquified...
...and thrown...
...before being fired in the kiln...
...and pained with glaze..
...and chipped into tiles...
...to be organized into mosaics.
At a market in Fes
Escargot...yumm!
A man sharpening a knife with a wheel he's turning with his leg...the way they've been doing the craft for thousands of years
In the souk in Fes
Fabrics for sale
Fes...in Fes!!
In front of one of Fes' mosques
The tanneries Chouwara
Hides are first soaked in pigeon dung to be softened...
And then laid out to dry..
..and finally dyed in large vats of various chemical and vegetable dyes
An interesting juxtoposition of old and new...casbah and satellite dishes
Carpet sellers
Buying turbans in the souk (with our tour mates Samara, Robert, and Suzanne)
In a small brocade workshop
Hello donkey!
