Hello good people! We heard about the terrible earthquake that hit Morocco a few days ago...I just can't believe how in just one moment nature can go wild and destroy so many lives. It makes me think to cherish this life as much as I can and be grateful that I am alive. It makes me so sad to think about all the damage and lives this earthquake took away. I'm just hoping they will recover soon.❤️
In this post, we'll write more about our experience with the beautiful city of Fes and show you some photos we took while strolling through the medina.
Near the famous tannery in Fez, we came across children playing and throwing a ball. There were two boys and one girl. The girl immediately came up to us and started talking in Arabic so we didn't understand anything. But we realized that she wanted money, and she was also pointing at my camera as if she wanted to take a picture of us. I didn't give her the camera because she would surely run away with it. We didn't even give her money, but in the end, we gave her a banana that we had with us, so she was happy. 😅
We went on walking and exploring and in an instant, this little girl saw us again and started running towards us. She walked with us around the medina as if she were our guide and was asking for money all the time. At one moment, a man told her to go away (it seemed to us that he told her to leave the people alone and go home).
We continued walking through the medina and absorbed the exotic scents around us. We reached the market where everything looked so fresh and inviting. From various fruits and vegetables to meat and fish, as well as all kinds of street food and freshly squeezed juices. We tried orange juice and some sandwiches with meat and vegetables in a bun with a lot of spices. We bought a few things and enjoyed walking and experiencing this city.
A day here cannot pass without going for a glass of mint tea. It's the most popular drink in Morocco and we love it so much. They put a lot of fresh mint and mostly they sweeten it, but you can ask them to put sugar on the side, so you can put as much as you want. Actually, we liked unsweetened mint tea the most.
We also stopped at one restaurant to try Tajine. It's a North African dish, mostly meat and various vegetables cooked in the earthenware pot. I was surprised to find out that it wasn't salty or spicy, it was quite mild actually, but very delicious and nutritious.
After walking through the city for a few hours we were tired, but our bus to Merzouga (a village in the Sahara desert) was leaving in the afternoon so we had plenty of time until the departure. We already checked out of our accommodation, but we returned there and asked the owner if we could maybe stay in the vestibule until our bus departure. The owner was very nice and allowed us to stay as long as we wanted and to use the toilet freely.
So we were sitting on the couch and noticed that they were preparing to have lunch. There was the whole family who owned this place, and grandma was cooking. So when they started to eat, they asked us to join them. We thanked them and said that we were not hungry, but they persuaded us so in the end we joined them at the table. There was this big clay pot with little meatballs, eggs and lots of vegetables, all in the beautiful tomato sauce. They were all digging in this one pot with slices of bread so we did the same. I can easily say that this was the most delicious meal we tasted in Morocco. The wonderful atmosphere, the hospitality of these dear people and the food prepared with love probably played a big role. Also, grandpa poured us mint tea all the time. This was such a nice gesture and a lovely experience, all thanks to the hospitality of these people.
It was time to go for an overnight bus ride to the Sahara desert where we'll stay a couple of days. We have a lot more to write and show you guys so stay tuned! 😀
All photos are taken by us.