Fes is the last city on our "official" world trip. Here, we stopped visiting tourist sites and spent most of our time setting up our computers to prepare for working remotely while travelling. We also took some time to take a vacation from our long trip, so we just relaxed and watched movies, walked through the new city, and played in the pool.
We did spend one day visiting the Fes's famous medina. We decided hire a guide to lead us through the maze-like narrow streets and point out so many things that we surely wouldn't have noticed without him. Here are a few interesting tidbits that he shared with us:
- There are 750 quarters in the Fes medina, each with its own mosque, fountain, public bath, and school
- There are 500 000 people living within the medina
- Every major city in Morocco has a colour associated to it.. Fes is blue.
Like every good guide, he brought us to at least one tourist shop... we expected it and were prepared for a bit of a battle.. but, no one was really that aggressive or pushy... they showed us their wares and didn't pressure us at all to buy....surprising!!.
Lastly, we visited the local leather tannery... it smells so bad there that they supply mint leaves for tourists to put under their nose, to mask the smell while walking through. We found out that they use pigeon poo in the tanning process and this is what makes the leather feel softer.... interesting.
