Sofia Somewhere

Our next and last day in Fes was a jam-packed one. The past couple of days had been quite cold and rainy, and this day was the start of great weather. While at the start of the day it was a bit chilly, by mid-morning it was nice and warm out, and it didn't rain for the remainder of our trip. :) It's a lovely day to get to know Fes! We started the day off with breakfast at our hostel. It was nothing fancy; just some bread, jams, cheese, olives, yogurt, and fresh orange juice. Typical Moroccan breakfast Then we ventured outside Fes el Bali to explore more of the city. Fes can roughly be divided into three parts: Fes el Bali, Fes Jdid, and the Ville Nouvelle (New City). The green façade of Bab Boujloud We headed out from the bab and found ourselves in Place Boujloud , the huge square right outside it. It was early in the morning and quite empty, but when we chanced upon it again later in the afternoon it was full of cars parked for the nearby souks . Boujlou

When we arrived in Fes at around 4pm, it was pouring. We didn't even bother trying to walk, and quickly hailed a taxi to take us to the medina . My first impression of Fes was that it was a huge city. The ride from the bus station to the medina was longer than I expected, and we got to see a glimpse of how big the city was, since in Tangiers and Chefchaouen, we mostly stuck to exploring the medina . Our taxi driver was a nice guy, and he told us a bit about Fes as he drove us to the medina . He mentioned that there were 16 babs  (gates), but we may have misunderstood him because when we saw a map the next day, we counted more (or was it less?) than 16. Like all other medinas , cars are not allowed inside, so we got off at the square right outside  Bab Boujloud , popularly known as The Blue Gate . Bab Boujloud is one of the main entrances to the medina , and from there, we tried to find our hostel. We walked a bit unsurely in the general direction we thought it would be in, and mad