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Hershel's TR to Morocco
« on: November 17, 2014, 10:40:21 AM »
JFK-IST-CMN March 2014 with Turkish 777 to Ist and Royal air Moroc to CMN.

Turkish was in economy, one of the best in its class (free WiFi and relatively comfortable seats)

Royal air Moroc was my worst airline ever experienced, the seats were old and ripped, and service was terrible.

I arrived in cassablanca at 10.30pm with just with a backpack, I took along

1. Talis and Tefilin
2. A loaf of bread
3. Dried salami and dried jerky
4. Frozen milk
5. Some snack
6. clothing

I kept my gadgets, phone charges and camera in a anti- theft Pacsafe Hip pouch ( which I always use when traveling)

I took the train from the airport to the city and walked from the Central Station to my hotel, about a 35 minute walk.

The streets were empty and deserted (11pm)

Barely anything moved besides little cleaning trucks and cats roaming trash, and some echoes of teens hanging out in the in the alleyways, the streets stank, similiar like the streets of Meah Shearim.

I arrived at the Kenzi Basma Hotel (rated 4 stars by hotels.com, which was good enough for sleeping and a good shower in the morning. The hotel had Wifi.

To be continued.....
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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2014, 11:20:50 AM »
Yay. Here comes another one
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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2014, 11:34:06 AM »
Oh cool! Which country did you not visit yet? :)

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2014, 12:11:18 PM »
Day 1. Got up early morning and davened at at a synagogue( sorry I don't remember the name) then I set out to Fez by train, train ride was about a 4.5 hrs ride. The train ride was not that bad at all, the train was a refurbished European train, I traveled in first class which is far cheaper than in Europe.
And first class is recommended for foreigners traveling by train, the trains in Morocco are known be full of pickpocketers and faux guides, that harass you to use their services or to stay at their "brothers" hotel etc....

The train ride is boring as hell, barely any scenery.

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2014, 12:14:23 PM »
Fez

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2014, 12:17:01 PM »
Fez

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2014, 12:17:46 PM »
Hey your Finely going to post some of your trips!  ;D

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2014, 12:19:23 PM »
Fez synagogue and Mikvah

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2014, 12:22:23 PM »
Mikvah looks nice and clean.

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2014, 12:23:37 PM »
Mikvah looks nice and clean.
Not sure if it has been used in the last 50 years though

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2014, 12:28:57 PM »
Hershel, you rock!
Love me or hate me. I still love you.

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2014, 12:33:43 PM »
Jewish Cemetery in Fez.
Many Kivrei tzadikim buried there, the most famous being Rav Vidal tzorfati and Reb Yehuda Ben Atar

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2014, 12:41:43 PM »
Claimed to be the House of the Rambam. I'm not sure if it is or not, but one thing for sure Fez hasn't really changed since Rambams times. Fez is probably The world's largest intact medieval city, and one of the world's last pockets of medieval civilisation.

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2014, 12:44:26 PM »
Fez Medina

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2014, 12:52:11 PM »
Day 2. took a driver from fez to the tomb of Reb Amrom Ben Diwan, Meknez, Rabat. Day 3. Headed to Marrakech Via the Atlas Mountains.

The ride was about 6hrs.

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2014, 12:56:48 PM »
Marrakech

First picture is of a storyteller at Djemaa el- Fna.

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2014, 01:08:58 PM »
Nice Pics, keep'em coming!!!
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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2014, 01:28:47 PM »
speechless !

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2014, 01:28:55 PM »
Marrakech

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Re: Hershel's TR to Morocco
« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2014, 01:33:49 PM »
I stayed in Marrakech for a day, then set out for Girona Spain, RAK-GRO with Ryan air.