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No, I don't like it, but "In Rome be a Roman"... so, I tried my best bargaining everywhere. I don't know (nor care) if I did good or bad deals! I just found amusing that, for them, it seems more important to discuss the articles than... selling them.
That's why sometimes I gave up and left, and... bought cheaper at the shop doors.
Remember: Bargaining is a cultural reference, and if you don't do it you will be spending your money and... chocking them.
Updated Sep 27, 2011
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A key component of Moroccan life!
This should be on all my Moroccan pages, but Fes will have to do because that's where the photos were taken.
I arrived at my riad before my room was ready, so I was offered mint tea on the sunny roof terrace while I waited.
Actually, I'd rather have dropped my bags and gone for lunch, but one of the things you have to learn about Morocco is to just give yourself up to doing things their way. If you do you'll have more fun and be the better for it. Trust me...
You will also be offered mint tea in shops - all part of the trading process.
You can ask for it without sugar if you prefer.
You will also notice how many tea houses there are, and that they're always busy!
Written Jan 2, 2010
Tagines are a slow cooked stew type dishes which are made up of fish, chicken or meat as well as vegetables, sometimes even with fruit like pears, olives and apples. Wonderful spices like saffron, turmeric, cinnamon, paprika Ras el hanout are added. The very traditional way to cook this stew is over coals and they were used as portable ovens for the nomads. Of course today they can be cooked in the oven.
A Tagine is also a very different type of ceramic clay dome shaped cooking dish which can be very plain and basic to highly decorative and almost too lovely to want to cook with.
Written Mar 12, 2009
Mint Tea in Morocco is quite a culture and it is served everywhere. The green tea which was introduced by the British in 1854, is very sweet and unfused with mint. The tea is poured from a great height from a teapot to try and induce a froth in the small decorative glasses. It can be served hot or cold. It is offered in hospitality and it is considered rude not to accept.
Written Mar 11, 2009
The Fez hat or otherwise known as the Tarboosh. A cone shaped hat, usually red with a black tassel, many believe it may be originally of Greek origin. The Ottoman Turks then adopted the wearing of the Fez. You can find many of them for sale in Marrakech.
Written Mar 7, 2009
The Jalaba or Jellabas is a traditional dress of Morocco. It is more like an robe or overcoat with a hood. Both men and women wear the Jalaba but can be different colours and materials. The Jabador is a two piece outfit.
Written Mar 7, 2009
Zeilij is a type of Moroccan tile mosaic and there is a beautiful fountain framed by a sandstone horseshoe arch on either side of the lower level of the Mausoleum. Zelij is a traditional art of Fez and the name given to a certain design handmade tiles chiseled into exact geometric shapes. It is commonly used for a number of things such as the tops of tables, floors and walls and of course beautiful fountains.
Written Mar 7, 2009
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I was not approached by many "false" guides (who in most cases a) do not really know the city or b) try to overcharge you, or c) try to take you to their brother`s/father`s/uncle`s shop or d) all in one), but to use an official guide for an introduction to Fes-El-Bali is highly recommended. They might even tell you the one or other odd information which you do not find in the guide books, and are pretty cheap (100 Dirhams per hour). They are also useful for navigating the city for the first time - as you will soon find out, orientation is mainly learning by doing here. A city map is only of limited use here.
Updated Feb 11, 2008
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Many passages in the Medina are so narrow that the only means of transport is either human labour or a donkey. It is incredibile what these sorry animals have to shoulder here - don`t be surprised when you see one with several TV-sets or refrigerators on its back. When you hear the sound "barak, barak", best get out of the way quick, a donkey is coming and you don`t want to get run over. The donkey has always right of way.
Updated Feb 7, 2008
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Though the title catches the spirit, ask around. What do Moroccans outside Fes think of Fassis?
As an adopted Fassi, I'll say that the attitude isn't just that your city is measurable less souflful, that your food (and yo' mama's food) is not as tasty, your clothes don't have that combo of ancient elegance and still sexy look, that your particular culture hasn't had the 1300 year headstart that Fes has -
I'll say it again and again - any place that has had as long as old Fes has had to come up with an idea of itself is going to feel, or at least appear to feel, superior. (and therefore, possibly make you feel out-classed, a cultural 'wuss')
WARNING: uh-oh, You feel small.
Well, if you feel put upon by so much seemingly innate native cultural magnificence and grandness, try this: Hot Summer Best Selling Books are a bit of weak point with them. So point out (to a Fassi poet, Sufi philosopher, medina boho, Quran reciter for one example) that while the Fez-educated authors may be of some of most profound in the world, they don't really understand 'where it is at' when it comes to Jackie Collins! Yeah! Fes has never created anything like "The Stud," "The B*tch" or anything in the Hollywood Series.
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Updated Feb 9, 2007
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