Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Chefchaouen to Volubilis

This is a sample of the streets and houses in Chefchaouen which are famous for their blue and white colours.
After exploring the Medina at Chefchaouen , we set off to see the second largest Roman city ruins in the world. The journey has been quite long but the experiences en route have been memorable. We have once again crossed hills and dry river beds, driven across fertile plains and last night camped in an olive grove with its own orangery.
One of the few larger remains, but the whole city can be identified, including homes, forum, baths and mosaics.
Driving continues to keep us alert and very aware that at any moment a car might do a U turn in front of you, a bus might drive along the pavement to get past you, cyclists weave between the cars and a policeman could be lying in the grass with a speed camera ready to issue an on the spot fine .... no receipt provided by the way and they carry guns so one doesn't argue!!
The Triumphal Arch as seen on Google Earth
Struggling to upload pics tonight but just to let you know that we are now at Fes and tomorrow we have a taxi and a guide booked to show us around the old town.
Spot the donkey!

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