Morocco Day 4
Late Start to the day, we finished our breakfast at the hotel then piled into the van by 9 to head to the royal palace and Jewish quarters. The palace is not the kings main residence, he stays in Casablanca. This place is just here for when he wants to come to Fez. People taking care of the place are ancestors of slaves, and the recent king (1999) was first to give them the option to leave instead of keeping it. It seems like a lot of younger people left, while the older people taking care of it have remainded, and still not seen much of the outside world. A new door for the palace was made in 86 to give respect to all local artisans. We then walked around Jewish quarter build in 14th century. This has left a heavy Jewish influence on Morocco even though most left with the creation of the Israel. Some still remain, but lots of renovations are needed and the government doesn’t put money or time into it. They leave it up to families. However this area is heavy with pover...