We had a 3 hour drive to Volubilus, which is the site of an ancient Roman ruins, abandoned in the 3rd century. The countryside on the trip was like travelling in outback Victoria or South Australia. Plenty of eucalyptus trees, reddish soil and a few hills.
The nearby city of Meknes was our lunch stop. In the Medina of Meknes is the largest Medina gate in Morocco, a royal palace, a royal mausoleum and an ancient underground prison. The temperature was reaching 43C and was getting very uncomfortable.
An hour and a half later we reached Fes. We are staying a lovely riad in the old Medina. A riad is like a B&B. The 2 we have stayed in have been similar, except the rooms here are bigger. A riad has a central covered courtyard surrounded by 3 levels of rooms. The ground floor is the kitchen/breakfast/recption area. The other floors are the guestrooms.
After a siesta we headed into the Medina for dinner. An Internet search found us a hotel where we could get a cold frothy, which just happened to be on our way to dinner. We dined at a place called Cafe Clock. The food was good and the crowd was generally young and hip...so we fitted in perfectly!
Cheers,
A & K.
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