Another bus station, another bus, and its on to ...
...Fès, the oldest of Morocco's Imperial cities (789 on onward ...).
Another former residence, now guest house, with rich interior decoration.
And courtyards, within which to serve....
...breakfast.
The map of the Medina (old town) says it all: "get a guide!"
And Kamal knew it like, as they say, "the back of his hand". Being so large, maybe "back of both hands"...
He did decry "Boutique Texas" but ...
...knew old residences which had been turned into shops or ...
workshops.
Back in the back streets, a leather auction....
...a mosaic tile workshop...
... where the desired shape is inked on a tile...
...then roughly chipped out...
...and then the final touches. Repeat....a hundred times!
A ceramics store....
...with a hard working store-cat.
An early morning departure showed a 180 degree opposite scene to the day time hustle and bussle.
It was off to Azrou, and its...
...weekly market.
Everything from goats to...
...baskets with fruit.
Well protected, and advertised, by his colorful hat (and bell), a vendor sells drinks of water.
