Of peddlers, ceilings and tea

We wanted something different, somewhere to get away from the cold, where we won't see another similar looking cathedral. (I don't care if it is claimed to be the biggest, grandest or whatever-est cathedral, they all look the same. Except La Sagrada Familia of course, which looks like a melted wax candle).

So us four girls decided to step foot onto AFRICA. Yeah babeh, we spent 10 days in the Kingdom of Morocco.

First stop was Fez. We arrived late evening and took a taxi straight to our riad. (Riad = Hostel/hotel).

This riad is seriously the most luxurious 'hostel' that I have slept in. All my student travels have been spent in 6 bed dorms. But this is exclusive, only the four of us.


A four poster queen sized bed. Slightly too romantic in our opinion, but never the less, very nice.




Check out the ceiling of our room! This is outrageous.




After we dumped our bags, oogled at our beautiful ceilings, and snapped some photos, we went out to hunt for food.




Staple food for Moroccans - Cous cous. With chicken and vegetables. This is yum.




Pastilla. A savory filling of shredded chicken, nuts, and loads of other ingredients, all wrapped in a crispy pastry sprinkled with cinnamon and icing sugar. It was rather bizarre tasting dish. Didn't finish it.




Lovely kebab with their awesome homemade chips! Moroccan restaurants all sell chips that taste like how mums would make them at home. Lovely.




Washed it all down with a glass of mint tea, another Moroccan tradition.



Quickly walked around the old medina, and headed back to the riad for a good night's rest.



Next morning, had breakfast at the riad.




And headed out to get lost in the huge maze of narrow streets and specialty shops, called the old medina.




The most hazardrous transport in the old medina. Better watch out.




The array of things they sell are too much to handle, carpets, paintings, leather bags, blankets, spices.





The peddlers are often very loud and will try very hard to get you to look at their goods. It was quite a daunting experience.

Morocco is famous for leather goods. This is a tannery, where they clean the skins.






Some finished products for display.




Stopping for tea after walking




The main entrance of the old medina




Voted as photo of the day!