To Fez, Morocco today
We are leaving for Morocco this afternoon; taking the bus to Girona, another to the airport and then fly on RyanAir to Fez, arriving at 7 p.m. We have the first two nights booked in a Riad close to the Medina, so the adventure promises to start soon after we arrive. I haven't booked any accommodation after the second night, preferring to see if I can get better rates by dropping by a list of places I have.
Our plan is to get a official Fez tour guide from the travel office on the first day to take us around, sign up for a cooking school for the second day, and maybe visit a Hammam (bath). After about three days and a side trip to Meknes (another UNESCO heritage site), we will take the train to Casablanca and spend one night there, before traveling on to Marrakech where we will meet my brother Nick, who is arriving on the 15th November. We may go to Imlil in the Atlas mountains if it's not too cold.
This will be the first exotic part of our journey so far and should be a good warm up for India, i.e. Can we travel light and can we avoid getting sick from the food! -- A friend of ours just got back from Morocco with stomach problems, probably from some undercooked eggs....it's going to be interesting.