Madness in Fes

I am completely and utterly blow away by the markets in Fes. They are above and beyond anything I've ever seen on this trip. It's an assult on the senses, all of them. But not in a bad way. You'll have donkeys plodding down the narrow streets because cars can't fit. You'll have women in beautiful Jalabas (like a really long kaftan with a pointed hood), women in full covered hajibs, and women wandering around in jeans and tshirts. And food! Food everwhere! Men sharpening knives. Brass pots being hammered into shapes. Multicoloured jewel lanterns swinging in the breeze. It smells good. It reeks to the high heavens. It's unbelievably colourful. It's the colour of dried mud. It's completely amazing and it's taken my breath away.

Today we're headed into the Atlas mountains for some hiking and after that it's into the desert for some (hopefully!) gorgeous sunsets and some camel ridin'. Probably won't be able to update the blog much for about a week. But I'll give a full update when I get a chance.