MOROCCO - CHEFCHAOUEN
In December last year me and Emre, my friend with whom I went to Siberia in 2017, decided to go to Morocco. We have never been to Morocco before and as soon as we stepped out of the Tangier airport the first impression that we had was that everyone is trying to fool you just because you are a foreigner.
Chefchaouen is a touristic city with the population of over 40,000 inhabitants situated in the mountains area. All the buildings in Chefchaouen are painted blue. As we got to Chefchaouen we were met by a random dude who appeared out of nowhere offering us his help to find our riad (a traditional Moroccan house/hotel). He was not happy that we gave him only 3€. Later on we have figured out, that our riad was just 50 meters away from the spot where the sincere dude met us. He took us through the mazes and circles for about 10-15 minutes so that we had a feeling that without his help we would not have found the place. On every corner and every street Moroccans men speak to you in all the languages, trying to convince you to buy souvenirs or to see their hashish plantations.
Despite penetrative sellers Chefchaouen has its charm and cosiness. Together with cute cats on every corner, playing children, polite people and bluish colors Chefchaouen stays in our memory as an atmospheric and welcoming city.
Berber alphabet - Tifinagh
After a few hours of Moroccan nonstop mantra "Hello my friend where are you from? Do you want to see my hashish plantation?" we have decided not to see the hashish plantations, but to go up the mountains to get out of the city and to see the sunset from above.
Next stop Fez…
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