On Saturday, the day after our great tour with Hassan, we decided to roll the dice with hiring anther tour guide.  This time we wanted to go outside the city to Volublis (Roman ruins between Fes and Rabat,) Moulay Idriss (a holy town at the base of Mount Zerhoun,) and Meknes (a town in Northern Morocco.)

We took a car ride about 45 minutes to the ruins.  This place was pretty impressive.  The Romans know how to do it.  It is comprised of a multitude of “houses” with the location and the size of rooms depending on the person social class.  Lower class at the bottom of the hill with small rooms, upper class up the hill with expansive rooms.  Water was supplied by an aqueduct that ran through the city providing water to the houses and bath houses.  These guys were a gluttonous group.  There were places for massages, eating, drinking, and even troughs to vomit so they could continue their partying without interruption.  I guess this is where a comparison between the Romans and college fraternities could happen, but I wouldn’t want to offend any of my Greek life friends out there!

Next up we drove to Moulary Idriss.  This is a beautiful city a great view from the top of the hill.

Last we went to Meknes.  We stumbled upon this expansive structure that Bridget and I assumed was a castle of some sort.  We started the tour and the guide mentioned something about horses.  We asked for clarification and he stated “Yes, 25,000 horses were kept here.”  Wow, even the horses lived in style.  Next we walked through the markets and visited a mosque.  The mosque was constructed for the visitor to move through different levels to improve meditation.  We were able to go to some levels but only a Muslim person may go to them all.