Chefchaouen

The very old gate to the city

Lynn at Chefchaouen

The buildings are painted blue, The most popular theory for this is that after WWII, when the Jewish community in the area grew as people fled Nazi…

Here is the wall of the original fortress

The original wall at the top of the houses

Very much a community where people are living, not just for tourists

The stream from the hills feeds a place to clean the fresh fruit

We stop for a glass of pomegranate juice. It was delicious and different from ours at home

The hats, I've got to say, are ridiculous. I can't believe this is traditional in any way

Juicing the pomegranate

Seats along the lower part of the hillside

The upper corner of the old fortress

This guy looked lost and hungry. I was sad I had nothing to feed him and he did not fit in my purse

Taking a tour of the town

There were few tourists on a weekday in late October

The tower for the Kasbah

See the kitten on the ledge looking for scraps then laying in the sun

So lucky to have few tourists

A pretty doorway

Entrance to the Kasbah