Monday, September 2, 2013

Fes to Erfoud




The Berber village turned out to be on a hillside, and there did not seem to be any cave like houses.  We were on a visit to a family that had a cave, but an ordinary house on top as well. Our host was called Muhammad, and took us into the cave part, and gave us all a cup of mint tea.  This is very tasty stuff.


He explained how many generations of his family had lived in the cave part, but this probably will not continue.  The usual kids running around on the way out,the girls ok, boys being boys.
This is Muhammad


This is Ifrane

The next day, off to Erfoud.  Leaving Fes, we climbed over the low Atlas Mountains to a small town called Ifrane, which is a French ski town. As it is summer there is no snow, so pretty quiet.

This next photo was I believe one of the best I have ever taken.  Not through any artistic prowess on my part though.  I happened to be just standing up in the bus and snapped off what ever I saw.
To my amazement a wonderfully composed picture was captured: Here it is, some small town in Morocco:

  Then came the amazing scenery. A bit like the desert road or the desert in Arizona. Then over the high Atlas Mountains. Now we are in the Kasbah Hotel in Erfoud.  So far this tour has exceeded my expectations, the highlights are so far being the trip  into the medina in Fes, and going over the high Atlas Mountains.

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