- Has the oldest Medina in Morocco, which makes it about 1200 years old I think. Really the “Medina” is just the city that is surrounded by walls. Pretty neat and much more civilized than Marrakech. By that I mean that it was nowhere near as touristy.
- I have no idea how people go hungry in Fes. There was so much food on the streets at vendors that I was absolutely amazed. Especially vegetables. They were everywhere and huge! The pea pods were the size of hot dogs and the lemons were the size of softballs. Enormous.
- Having not watched tv in about 2 months, it was an absolute joy to be able to watch the Olympics on two different days. It rains a lot in Fes, so on day two, we spent 3 hours napping and catching up on the Olympics in our hotel rather than deal with pouring rain outside.
- The Riads in Fes were amazing. They are old houses that have been converted mostly to hotels or other public buildings. Stunning and Beautiful.
- The couscous was pretty good as well. Even better was that a meal cost 10 dirham, which is about $1.20. More food than I could possibly eat as well.
- They had this breakfast pasty called a Malawi. It was an interesting cross between a crepe and a waffle. I have no idea how to explain it except that it was denser and thicker than a crepe.
- We actually got to eat at a local Fesian’s place and they were fantastic hosts. We were just there to pick someone up, but we had tea, malawis, rice/egg omelet things, bread made of couscous, little spicy nuggets, and dates(which you have to split open first to make sure there are no bugs) and laughing cow cheese (which is HUGE in Fes. They even have earrings and t-shirts with the cow on them)
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