{"id":1197,"date":"2018-09-07T05:10:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T05:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2018-09-07T22:14:25","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T22:14:25","slug":"thursday-september-6-2018-fez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/?p=1197","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, September 6, 2018 ~ Fez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We first walked to the front gate of the royal palace in Fez.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3182.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1192\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3182.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3182-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The gold colored door is quite impressive.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3181.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1193\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3181.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3181-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the huge M\u00c3\u00a9dina, we went to the central part. \u00c2\u00a0Shop keepers were making and selling various items. \u00c2\u00a0This woman was making crepes and throwing them over a round heated ball to cook.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3203.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1194 size-full\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3203.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3203-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We ate a delicious chicken lunch. \u00c2\u00a0We also went to shop that tanned the leather outside in large vats. \u00c2\u00a0The smell was so terrible that they gave us sprigs of mint to hold over our noses to mask the odor.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3220.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1195 size-full\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3220.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3220-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We then went to a weaving shop. \u00c2\u00a0We bought a beautiful turquoise bedspread made of agave fibers.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3258.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1198\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3258.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3258-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Agave plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This evening we went to the home-hosted dinner. \u00c2\u00a0Amina is about 24 and is going to graduate from college in October. \u00c2\u00a0She and her mother cooked a delicious dinner that started with Moroccan Soup and bread. \u00c2\u00a0Next, we had lamb with plums for the main course, and a variety of delicious fruit for dessert. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3238.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1196 size-full\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3238.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.carolgreene.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_3238-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before dinner we were dressed in traditional Moroccan clothing for pictures. \u00c2\u00a0After dinner, Cha-Cha-Cha came out and sang her introduction song then \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Love Surrounds Us Everywhere\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in English then Japanese. \u00c2\u00a0The family laughed and were in awe of her. \u00c2\u00a0What fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We first walked to the front gate of the royal palace in Fez. 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