Sunday, January 13, 2008

Fes, Morocco

Fes is the fourth largest city in Morocco. It's famous for it's 'medina' and is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
An annoying problem with guides in Morocco is the commission they make if you buy something from a store they brought you to. It's a huge commission -20%. You can imagine that all guides try to take advantage of this. As a result, we got to stop in a carpet store, ceramic store, leather store, and more. Some people enjoy shopping. We don't.

Fes is the center of Moroccan leather. We visited a tannery. Not that I want a leather jacket anyway, but I was certainly not going to by one from there after seeing how badly both animals and people were treated.

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