So sorry again but I haven't been on the camera ball in Fes. This place is still blowing me away. I walked around the new city a bit today and the difference is insane. The old city really is like living in ancient times. I have to admidt that the grid structure of the european style with a main avenue made me feel relaxed. Perhaps because in city atmospheres you don' really have to worry about people bothering you. There are plenty of banks and stores...a bit of realibilty I suppose. But in the old city it's the people who are fantastic. I came to one of the main gates and it took me an hour and a half to go a hundred yards. Not because I got lost this time but because people kept pulling me aside to talk. There is this old man who is facinated by me being muslim. We tryed to talk for a very long time. Sweet old man. There were two young guys as well one of which has a fiance from Tucson! Small world.
Being able to stay in my friends apartment has been great. I've been under the weather so its been nice to lay low. I actually cooked tonight which was a nice change. Going to the market to buy fresh stuff is the best. Super cheap by American standards as well. I did have to fight off a cockroach the size of a surfboard though. Cest la vie. Bugs are a part of life here.
Fez is mostly craftsmen. Which is very cool. Every where you go you look into a room and see men making jalabeeyas or sandals or metal artwork. The craftsmanship is incredible. All the production shops are off of the the tourist stroll where I live. There is also a school right on the ally where the apartment is so it can get noisy but cute. The amount of religious study here is amazing as well. Al Qaraween university and mosque have been stong centers of Islamic learning since the 12th century. That is why it is hard to take flicks here. It is just a beehive of life that is almost better if not better left to experience. It will be hard to leave.
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