This weekend a group of us went to Chefchaouen. It is a quaint little town in the Rif Mountains about four hours from Fes. It is one of the few places I really wanted to go to last time I was here but just didn't have the chance.
The town is absolutely amazing. It comes close to being better than Fes. We stayed in the old medina pretty much the entire time. With the exception of the Kasbah or Kasabah as it is known there, all the walls are painted some shade of blue. It is really weird looking. It honestly looks like the town came straight out of a Dr. Suess book. I wish I had pictures to post but I feel like they wouldn't do it justice anyways.
It was so different from Fes. It was cooler which was a good change but Fes has also started to cool down. The shopkeepers are more laid back than in my medina. They definitely don't hassle you and I wasn't followed once in the medina. It was so nice to shop and not be worried about not being able to shake the shopkeeper. I actually browsed a lot without pressure.
We went on a decent hike on Sunday to a ruined mosque in the mountains. We then went a little further into the mountains to a second mosque which was still in use. Here we were followed by people trying to show us around the trails and asking if we wanted Kif or to be taken to their Kif farms. There were also little boys asking for money but other than that we were pretty much left alone.
It was so nice to be away from the family for awhile and to have a real bed and shower.
-Jescie
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