Long day today

Hagi and took a day trip today and visited a few towns. First, in Volubilis we visited old roman ruins from the 2-3 century AD. I really enjoyed this place...and i actually liked the site more than the famous ruins in Rome. Although the roman structures are not as impressive, the setting is so much nicer than Rome. Picture old ruins surrounded by mountains, rolling hills, blue skies and peaceful silence.


Rome? Nope, much better.

Next we went to Meknes. The coolest adventure there was visiting a 17th century moroccan dungeon. We were the first ones to arrive and had the whole dungeon to ourselves...let me tell you this is one freaky place. It's underground, massive (held 30,000 prisoners) and dark (except for a few light holes they've created in the ceiling...for tourists so that they could see...back in the day...it was pitch black). Im not one to get scared, especially at a UNESCO site, but honestly i was frightened just being there...im quite confident that i would never go down by myself. All the walls had writings engraved...scratched on by the prisoners. I tried to imagine what it must have been like...really scary. Anyway, i felt really happy to be alive and free after i emerged. Below is a crappy picture that does not do it justice.


This picture is underexposed on purpose...this is exactly how it looks when you're down there.


Chillin' in Meknes