Fes

We really enjoyed Chefchaoun but had to leave. A little excitement on the way to the bus with a guy waving a plastic pistol, not at us. The bus ride was interesting passing very lush fields which were still being farmed by hand or with donkeys pulling plows. Upon reaching Fes we hiked toward the medina in beautiful sunshine. Once there we began the task of finding lodgings. It is difficult because you constantly have "friends" who want to help you find something, for a fee of course. The medina is a labrynth of 9400 winding, narrow, twisting, you get the idea, streets. The entire medina is surrounded by a high battlemented wall. We explored for hours and did not get lost. On the second day we looked for the tannery but had no luck. We stayed in a pension in the only roof top room that overlooked the kings palace. It was a fabulous view of the palace and the medina perched on the hillside, but we could not take pictures or the soldiers would turn up. It was a lovely spot to have breakfast with the view.