Extreme Romance in Morocco. Exploring Fes and Meknes.

Good afternoon! Let us take you to Fes and Meknes this time.

Just want you to know that in Morocco we were for 2 weeks from the 23rd of December until January 8th. It was our first trip together as a couple. :)

If you want to ask how did we manage to end up in Africa? Well, we saw the post on Facebook that one organization is looking for adventure seekers to go to Morocco for a New Year! We thought what a good opportunity it is and also with such a trip we wanted to know how strong our relationship is:)))

Had no doubts that it is really strong, we are in tandem for sure! After that, we made a really sudden decision, but as you know the most amazing things come spontaneously.

So it was a little bit of introduction, now let's get into a story.

Meknes is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco. For us, this city seemed really historical like the ones are shown in the movies.

When we got out of the bus we had about 2 hours to explore this city. So we didn't waste our time, grabbed a camera and let ourselves in the rush of Meknes.

Firstly, we got to some kind of a marketplace, it was really extensive with all kinds of products and things you need.

While in Latvia it was about -20 degrees of frost, we had a sunny weather with about +20 degrees during the day. Although the market was really noisy and full of people, we just couldn't stay there any longer.

Then we were just walking around the Meknes and its narrow streets then we moved to Fes.

Fez is famous for its leather products and most of it comes from the leather bazaar (souq). The souq is home to three ancient leather tanneries, the largest and oldest being the Chouara Tannery, which is almost a thousand years old.

Before visiting the leather tannery, the guide showed us the leather shop, there were various kinds of high-quality leather bags, wallets, shoes, belts and much more.

Wandering around narrow streets we stumbled upon amazing handmade chandelier shop. The atmosphere was so magical, we just wanted to by all of the chandeliers.

Fez’s tanneries are composed of numerous stone vessels filled with a vast range of dyes and various liquids spread out like a tray of watercolors. Dozens of men, many standing waist deep in dyes, work under the hot sun tending to the hides that remain soaked in the vessels.

The tanneries process the hides of cows, sheep, goats and camels, turning them into high quality leather products such as bags, coats, shoes, and slippers.

This is all achieved manually, without the need for modern machinery.

In the next post you will see a Cedar Woods with dozens of friendly monkeys :) You don't want to miss it!

Have a wonderful day,

Extreme Romance