Breakfast at this Riad made the last place look stingy. Fresh OJ, fruit cup, pastries, crepes, yogurt and some fresh made bread that was like monkey bread. This made it easy for you wait until 2pm for lunch. Today we walked all over the old city, which was built around 800 AD and the new city, built around 1100AD. We stopped at Borj Nord, a fortress which over looks most of the old city. We saw Musee Dar el-Bartha which was a palace in the 19th century but now a...

Travel day to Fez. 9 hours in the van even by highway. Suck it up and do it. Ah, but the things you see when you stay off the highway. We came upon a Fantasia. Think of it as a Moroccan Rodeo. All the local tribes get together for a riding competition. About 30 or so riders all line up and race about 100 meters at full gallop. Then they are all supposed to fire their rifles at the same time so only one bang is heard. This was very cool and well worth the side tri...