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Driving through the Rif Mountains (4)
Driving through the Rif Mountains (7)
village along the Rif Mountains road
Driving through the Rif Mountains (12)
Driving through the Rif Mountains (13)
Driving through the Rif Mountains (15)
Driving through the Rif Mountains (16)
Driving through the Rif Mountains (17)
Driving through oaks now
entering the cedar forest
more terracing
farmland in the Rif Mountains
one of the small local buses
rows of olive trees in the middle of now where
finishing the drive to Fez (3)
our wild camp just before Fez
kids getting balloons
finishing the drive to Fez (5)
where we had our laundry done for big bucks
The Blue Gate (2)
The Blue Gate (4)
fancy door means rich family
photo beside the doors shows the inside
small windows so your neighbours can't see inside
two knockers on the doors
a pool in a riad
inside the riad restaurant
another fancy door
a man wearing a fez
Abdoul, our guide explaining how the buildings are detoriating
wooden beams holding up the floor above
a hareem window
restoration work ongoing
artwork on a wall - so true
this opening still has its door (2)
this opening still has its door (3)
another hareem window
scales for the traders that come to the fundouk
the courtyard of the foundouk
a bridal chariot
a few groom chariouts
sweets in the souk
piles of dyed silk threads
dying silk hanging in lots of colours
rinsing the silk threads in the ancient but still operating water source
one of the souk alleys
at the bottom of the city - the river which takes away the waste water (1)
the metal souk
an old library building
Chourara Tanneries shots (2)
Chourara Tanneries shots (4)
Chourara Tanneries shots (5)
Chourara Tanneries shots (1)
the ancient university (2)
a peek inside the ancient university
The holy building that holds the tomb of Moulay Idriss II - the founder of Fez (1)
very colourful walkway
a peek inside the holy building that holds the tomb of Moulay Idriss II - the founder of Fez (4)
lunch
crumgling buildings
square street signs
souk alley
House of the Clock - but you can no longer go in to see the Water Clock (1)
House of the Clock - but you can no longer go in to see the Water Clock (2)
stop sign
we had dinner on that roof top
sun sets over the fort durnig dinner
our view from Minou
they try to disguise cell towers here too
city of Fez views from higher ground (1)
tomb ruins (2)
cemetery (2)
a grave at the cemetery
tomb ruins (1)
Fez in the background
city walls on the south side of Fez (2)
city walls on the south side of Fez (3)
city walls on the south side of Fez (1)
views of Fez from the south side
panorama of Fez from the south side
gate into Bab el Jdid section of Fez
agave cactus