Had a great breakfast at the Riad then most of us set out to do some shopping (Amy stayed behind to catch up on sleep she didn't get the night before on the hard divan!). Had a good time bargaining, the shopkeepers were all so friendly and chatty. Bought two lovely paintings, a silver teapot with tray and glasses (they use them here for the mint tea) and a few other bits and pieces.
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| The first painting purchase - mine is on the top, second from the right (in yellow/brown tones) |
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| The owner / artist at the second place I bought a painting |
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| My painting is third from the top, on the right hand side (only part of it) |
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| Beautiful window lattice work, overlooking the medina street |
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| A working fountain in the medina |
Headed back to the Riad at about 11.30 to pick Amy up, then after a quick lunch we hired a mini bus to take us around the areas outside the Medina, up into the hills on both sides so that we could see the whole of the medina and appreciate how large it is.
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| Our driver, Mustafa |
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| Part of the Fes Medina - it's massive! |
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| The Royal Palace |
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| Up at the Mausoleum |
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| Overlooking the Medina with the snow-capped Atlas mountains in the background |
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| At the Mausoleum |
Got the 3.50pm train back to Rabat - amazingly both our train trips left on time if not a minute or so early - we were warned to expect them to run up to 30 minutes late! Got home then had a quick catchup dinner with some of the team who didn't come, then back to a nice, normal, not-rock-hard large bed! Bliss!
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