March 13-14
After a lovely breakfast alone by the side of the pool
we are driven approximately five hours (turns out to be over six) to the desert. A burgeoning movie industry appears to be booming and we passed by two new movie studios.
After several hours, we stopped for a picnic lunch (with a […]
March 12
We started our day walking through the streets for about 40 minutes, observing and photographing. We both love doing this. Carol is getting into photography, too. Below are photos we took of people throughout the day.
We are then driven to the famous necropolis of the Saadian kings, the Saadian Tombs. It’s worth […]
March 11
Though a whole host of spots to see are listed on our itinerary, Younes decides, sensibly enough, to take us to only the best and to add a couple of interest that we’re not on the list.
Most interesting to both Carol and me are the street scenes of people going about their […]
March 10
In the morning, after breakfast, Carol and I go our separate ways.
I do a photographic tour that focuses on exploring photography within a Muslim culture and understanding the place that photography takes in an environment that appears both alluring yet mystical at the same time. The tour is tailored to my interests […]
March 9
After breakfast, we go to shul. Since it’s Shabbat, I ask Younes to take us to the orthodox synagogue in the new city of Fes. Carol and I need to sit in separate sections, hers curtained off from the main sanctuary. We spend about twenty minutes there. The prayer book from which the […]
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