Travelouge - Fes, Morocco

saya suka dgn Fes el Bali. suka sgt! walaupun cik hubby tak berapa suka and ramai org tak suka, tapi saya tetap sukakan Fes. paling suka sbb old townnya buat saya rasa mcm berjalan dlm Hikayat 1001 Malam! tatau nak explain dia punya best 😂

time ni kitorg tgh rushing nak ke tannery sbb dah nak tutup. tak suka tau jln laju2 gini sbb ku tak dpt nak pegang2 dinding, borak2 dgn budak2 kat jln ni. nasib baik sempat amik gambar buat kenangan. time tgh jln tu ya allah hai mmg hepi gila. lalu celah2 lorong rumah org mcm x sangka eh betul ke aku kat Morocco ni 😂

kat sini rumah bersambung2 antara satu sama lain. bukan mcm rumah setinggan tau tapi ia sejenis walled-city. ingat tak cerita ali baba? ada pintu dinding pintu dinding haa mcm tu la rumah yg takde pemisah. kita tatau pun tuan rumah tu kaya or miskin kecuali bila kita masuk dlm satu2 pintu tu. tgk dari luar mcm biasa2 je, semua 4 segi bumbung rata berwarna coklat tapi bila masuk ke dalam mcm istana! 😨 ada kawasan yg bertingkat2, maksudnya time kita lalu bwh tu ada lorong lagi kat atas, mcm flyover tapi utk pejalan kaki la 😅 ada yg lorong kecik sgt, ada yg besar, budak2 boleh buat main bola sepak. ada tmpt yg bahang, sbb area tannery, ada yg sejuk gila.

and paling suka sbb kat sini ada 9500 lorong! 😱 sebijik kereta or motor pun tak boleh lalu dlm ni. 100% pejalan kaki & kereta sorong. ku mmg excited gila rasa mcm nak explore semua lorong2 tu. aritu cuma lalu beberapa belas lorong je tapi dah sesat barat. sama sgt mcm dlm hikayat tu! i wish i could stay here longer 😥 dpt 6, 7 hari pun cukup la. yg sebenar ku mau jln slow2 menikmati setiap dinding, tgk semua org yg lalu lalang, masuk di setiap kedai, berjalan di setiap lorong tanpa rasa rushing nak ke sana sini.

time kat riad kami berbual dgn satu family from Swiss. they stayed at Morocco for 1 month! dgn sorang baby and sorang lagi umur dlm 3, 4 thn serius kagum! mmg huru hara diorg layan budak2 tu melalak 😆 tapi camne la the kids boleh tahan lasak gitu kan. maybe when my kids are older boleh bwk diorg bekpek ke sini kot 😆

Maghribi ni cuma half and hour from Spain tapi ya allah bezanya mcm langit & bumi! and it's like stepping back in time. maybe sbb negara yg kurang membangun? or sbb kotor berdebu? or maybe sbb cara hidup yg suka meminta2? tapi mmg budak2 kat situ if kita minta tolong tunjuk arah je pun dah hulur tgn minta duit. maybe tu la kan, sbb dah terdidik camtu sejak kecik. aku mmg hangin skit kalo org dok mintak2 duit ni, lain la if kita sendiri yg nak bagi. so kitorg tanya arah kat kedai je senang, hati pun x sakit 😅

today ialah mood bercerita tentang Fes sbb smlm baru siap photobook so bila tgk balik gambar tiba2 segala kenangan muncul balik di fikiran. i miss u Fes. and i miss all the things yg ku x dpt buat di Fes 😭
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If u’ve heard of Fes, Morocco’s 2nd largest city, u may have heard of its UNESCO-listed medina, Fes el Bali. Medinas, or ancient walled cities, are found all across North Africa, but this one is special. Founded by Moulay Idriss II at the end of the 8th century, and packed with early Islamic architecture (including the world’s oldest university), it’s considered the best-preserved medina in the Arab world. People say that delving into Fes el Bali is like stepping back into the Middle Ages, and here, be ready for some time travel.

Today, around 90,000 Fassis still call this maze of twisting alleys, blind turns and hidden souqs home, while tourists call it one of the most mind-boggling places they’ll visit in Morocco.

Bab Boujeloud in the west is the main entrance to the old city, with two main streets descending into the medina’s heart.

The major sights are really only a small part of the charm of the medina. It pays to do a little random exploration and simply follow your nose or ears to discover the most unexpected charms of Fez’ nature. Following your nose will lead you to women with bundles of freshly cut herbs, children carrying trays of loaves to be baked in the local bakery or a cafe selling glasses of spiced Berber coffee. Around the next corner you might find a beautifully tiled fountain, a workshop hammering copper pots, a camel’s head announcing a specialist butcher, or just a gang of kids turning their alley into a football pitch. Everywhere, listen out for the call to prayer or the mule driver’s cry 'balak!' ('look out!') to warn of the approach of a heavily laden pack animal.

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