Morocco - Casablanca, Fez & Chefchaouen
Day 1
The first day in Morocco I spent exploring Casablanca. I was able to visit the Hassan II Mosque which has the tallest minaret (the large tower) in the world and the mosque itself is the 7th largest in the world. There wasn't all that much other than a few markets and stores in Casablanca. I grabbed lunch and dinner then headed back to the boat for the night.
Day 2
I left for Fez on the 4 am train, it was about a three and a half hour train ride along the coast and through the capital city, Rabat. We arrived in Fez at around 10:30 in the morning and made our way to our hostel in the medina. People had warned me that the medina was confusing and that you could get lost lost easily. That was all very true because it ended up taking us an hour to find our hostel. Our hostel ended up being a riad which is a traditional moroccan house with a small courtyard in the center and it was absolutely beautiful. We had the hostel owner, Nor, get us a guide for the medina and we spent the rest of the day wandering around the old city.
Day 3
While in Fez we made plans to have a driver pick us up from our hostel early in the morning and drive us to the city of Chefchaouen, also known as the Blue City. It was about a three and a half hour drive through the Moroccan countryside to get there and it was one of the most beautiful scenic drives ever. Once we got there we grabbed brunch and then spent the day wondering around the blue streets of the city. At around 3 in the afternoon we made the three hour drive back to Fez and spent the rest of the night in the hostel.
Day 4
Early this morning the majority of the group I was traveling with left to make their way to Marrakech. Myself and one other girl stayed behind to spend the rest of the day in Fez. We did some last minute shopping, grabbed lunch and the caught the afternoon train back to Casablanca where we spent the night on the boat.
Day 5
I spent the last day in Morocco and a local market in Casablanca and getting wifi. I wish I would have had a few more days in Morocco to go visit a few more cities. Overall Morocco was beautiful and I will have to go back and spend more than just 5 days there.
Day 1
The first day in Morocco I spent exploring Casablanca. I was able to visit the Hassan II Mosque which has the tallest minaret (the large tower) in the world and the mosque itself is the 7th largest in the world. There wasn't all that much other than a few markets and stores in Casablanca. I grabbed lunch and dinner then headed back to the boat for the night.
Day 2
I left for Fez on the 4 am train, it was about a three and a half hour train ride along the coast and through the capital city, Rabat. We arrived in Fez at around 10:30 in the morning and made our way to our hostel in the medina. People had warned me that the medina was confusing and that you could get lost lost easily. That was all very true because it ended up taking us an hour to find our hostel. Our hostel ended up being a riad which is a traditional moroccan house with a small courtyard in the center and it was absolutely beautiful. We had the hostel owner, Nor, get us a guide for the medina and we spent the rest of the day wandering around the old city.
Day 3
While in Fez we made plans to have a driver pick us up from our hostel early in the morning and drive us to the city of Chefchaouen, also known as the Blue City. It was about a three and a half hour drive through the Moroccan countryside to get there and it was one of the most beautiful scenic drives ever. Once we got there we grabbed brunch and then spent the day wondering around the blue streets of the city. At around 3 in the afternoon we made the three hour drive back to Fez and spent the rest of the night in the hostel.
Day 4
Early this morning the majority of the group I was traveling with left to make their way to Marrakech. Myself and one other girl stayed behind to spend the rest of the day in Fez. We did some last minute shopping, grabbed lunch and the caught the afternoon train back to Casablanca where we spent the night on the boat.
Day 5
I spent the last day in Morocco and a local market in Casablanca and getting wifi. I wish I would have had a few more days in Morocco to go visit a few more cities. Overall Morocco was beautiful and I will have to go back and spend more than just 5 days there.
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