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It was cold. 
greeting table in the Riad in Fes where we stayed. Ces wanted more Riads and asked the tour arranger for more, but he thought they would be too difficult for us because they had no elevators. But he agreed to this one which had an elevator. 
I was absolutely frozen after our trip through snow and was pleased that the riad had a fire in the fireplace. 
the Riad 
view of the city from a fortress on the hill 
museum which was once a fortress. The holes in the wall were made to help the wall made of clay to dry out. 
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ceiling 
clock 
info about the clock 
door 
door 
info 
Man making ceramics on a pottery wheel for a large store 
tajines which were being painted 
woman painting large plates 
fitting small pieces together 
many small pieces 
man creating design on floor. The guide explained how he could finish it, but I didn't quite understand/i> 
The store with all kinds of ceramics 
Gate to palace and city 
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gate to palace 
another gate 
another gate 
wall around palace 
old jewish quarter, often near the palace because aristocracy liked Jewish advisors. Often no longer occupied by Jews. 
tannery drying skins - they gave us pepermint to hide the smell. 
view of tannery 
coloring the skins 
drying skins 
poor section of town Fes 
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entrance to tomb 
entrance room 
The iman stands with face to wall and his voice carries through the room. 
light 
a room with colored windows 
gate to courtyard 
live cat in empty fountain 
entrance to mosque part of tomb. There were seats where we could remove shoes which we were unable to do and thus couldn't go further. 
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a shop 
one passage way 
many shops including small snack shops. This one had soup and I decided to try it. Berber soup is always pretty much the same with beans, noodles, a brown color and other things. I did not get sick. The man on the left was either the guide's father or the father of the owner and the other man was our guide in Fes. 
this man was very funny. He gave everyone a piece of candy. He probably wanted money too, but we just laughed at his jokes. 
a donkey waiting to be loaded 
a weaver in the medina
one of his designs 
view from top of our Riad 
I set out to take a walk with Ces without a guide, but Ces didn't want to go further, so I went alone. The Riad was in a closed in area with walls with hundreds, maybe thousands of old houses.I ran into a group of young men and one of them offered to show me the way. I was a little nervous about it, but since there were plenty of people there I figured it couldn't be too dangerous. He led the way through complicated paths all going down and said at the end was the medina. Eventually the way became so complicated that I couldn't have found my way back. And the way down was very long. The people going there were men and women going home from work or shopping I guess. 
a man with a bird in a cage in front of his house 
View of a mosque wahrscheinlich outside the wall. 
This was a kindergarten for girls the man said. The path continued on down. 
and finally the bottom. We went out a gate and there was a plaza. There were taxis there so I said I want to go back. He got a taxi which soon had him and a woman as well and it drove the long way up to the gate in the wall where our Riad was. The man however wanted money. He wanted 200 dirham but I said I couldn't afford that and ended giving him 100, also way too much, but I just wanted him to go. 
Meknes; the building in back is a mosque in front was a palace which some conquerer in the past destroyed and is marked by blocks. 
Gate to Meknes 
Gate to the palace 
tomb of Ismail Mouley 
tomb 
tomb 
tomb 
shop with metal animals 
exit from Meknes with palace wall on one side and city wall on the other. 
three storks with nexts on an electric pole 
roman ruins 
roman ruins 
Ayoub wears a moroccan style coal with hoodie. Many men wore these. 
country with olive grove 
flowers 
The blue city, Chefchaouen 
plaza in blue city 
plaza 
plaza 
view from our hotel window 
port of Tanger 
Cars to be or were transported 
port view with Gibraltar in background 
view through ship window 
on the deck of the ship taking us to Algecir in Spain 
woman sitting next to me 
view of Morocco coast 
view of Morocco 
view of Gibraltar 
Back in Malaga we took a tour to Alhambra which began with visiting some buildings in Malaga which had been closed during Santa Semana. Ces couldn't find her jacket so we went in a sport store and she got a new one. Then on to find the buildings we were supposed to look at. The first was a church which I think was iglesia sto cristo de la salud 
same church 
Same church 
town hall 
view inside town hall 
The royal chapel direct beside the cathedral 
The royal chapel directly beside the cathedral 
The royal chapel directly beside the cathedral 
The royal chapel direct beside the cathedral 
The royal chapel direct beside the cathedral 
The royal chapel direct beside the cathedral 
View of grounds of Alhambra 
garden 
garden 
hall in Alhambra 
wall 
building which I didn't go into 
room 
walls and windows 
wall 
arch over hidden ceiling 
hidden ceiling 
flowers in court 
wall 
wall and door 
columns 
arches 
animals around fountain - lions? 
wall 
ceiling 
pond with fish 
windows 
arches 
floor 
Park with castello in background 
our tuk-tuk driver 
Old smoke stack between new buildings 
arena for bull fights and concerts. In an old photo one only sees the arena and smokestack 
fancy house from 19th century 
view of Alcazaba 
picasso painting on his house in Malaga 
this is where Picasso sat to do his paintings when in Malaga 
Alcazaba which we didn't go to 
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intro 
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glass floor in art museum's cafe with remains of a roman fortress 
prehistoric articles 
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roman ruins in Malaga 
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outside of the cathedral of Malaga 
side wall outside 
back of cathedraal and the building with round tower is the royal chapel 
close up of front of cathedral 
inside of Malaga Cathedral 
following photos all inside the cathedral. 
flamenco dancers, a guitar player and singing. I didn't get many photos as I couldn't see in the dark. 
The flamenco was our last event. That next morning we ate a good breakfast in the hotel and then headed off to the airport. Ces's plane left 5 hours before mine. I waited in the airport, ate lunch there and then having confusion about where I should go, a women directed me to the aid and I got a wheelchair. It was just well as the walk to the plan was far and my knee hurt. But on the whole, inspite of often hopeless attempts to get directions and constant demands for tips, the trip was great fun, interesting and without any mishaps neither for me nor for Ces. |
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