Fès

Here is a picture of me in front of the brass slot for alms to the Idrissid cult. If you put your hand on the plaque and make a wish, the saint should help bring it about. I took a tour of the medina today, which dates from the medieval period and is the most authentic in Morocco. Non-Muslims cannot enter mosques or zaouias (Sufi sanctuaries) but can look in from the periphery. The famous Kairaouine Mosque is closed for restoration. Constructed in 857 AD, it became the site of the West's oldest university. I saw a door, imprinted with the star of David, which is supposed to have to have been used by Maimonides. Also saw the famous tannery area as well as a public bakery, where children deliver dough from their homes to be baked in the wood-burning ovens.