After a very smooth boarding process I got my first flight of the trip to Fez, Morocco. The landing however was anything but smooth and I was convinced we would shortly be plowing into the Tarmac as instead of circling down the pilot went for the 45 degree descent technique then hit the run way at the highest speed I have ever known.
I spent my first night eating at a tower top place over looking a bustling market and a giant blue Arabian gate. The food was good, as was the company in the form of two Dutch girls called Anna and Lise.
We then headed through the maze like streets of the medina to our hostel. To chill out on a lovley roof terrace to hang out with a bunch of other travellers.
The next morning after a hearty Moroccan breakfast and mint tea I met a American guy called Stone. We headed off with a local lad to show us around the medina. I cannot explain this place, it is like nowhere I have ever been. It is a labyrinth of tiny narrow streets. To top it off there are all the local shops, camel heads hanging in butchers doorways, live chickens in cages, madness!
We went to a tannery, where leather is treated and made, I gots a little caught in the moment and bought not one but two belts, that I really don't need, for the same kind of price I would pay in the uk.
We then went to a cloth factory where I got to try using the loom (I won't quit my day job). Stone and I also visited a pharmacy where we got to smell all kinds of perfume and spices, I was very tempted to get ripped off here too but I refrained. Then we went to a roof top cafe and had a 3 course meal for £8 each.
Come the evening I met up with a couple of the other lads staying at the hostel. We shared a stew they had prepared and over dinner decided to travel around morocco together to a host of places I cannot pronounce, so therefore must be good!
After dinner we went for a late night hike up the side of a big hill to get to a castle. The views were fantastic and we spent a while making slow release photos. This attracted the attention of the military police. After a few questions we persuaded them we were all good. Took a couple of photos of them too to email and said our goodbyes and hiked back to the hostel
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