I grew up in a small city in New Hampshire where there were virtually no tourist attractions, much less anything exciting to see when you've lived there your entire life.  And so, living in Meknes is quite the adventure, since I can discover thousands of years of history in one afternoon and be back in time to get to work.  On Monday, my friend Majid (who works at this here cyber cafe I'm posting from) and I took to the medina to do some sightseeing:

Majid outside the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail

And me in front of the tombs.  Yet another benefit of fasting during Ramadan - the guard allowed me to enter the area of the tombs, which is usually open only to Muslims.

The names of the first three Moroccan sultans (inside the tombs of Moulay Ismail)

This photo might look familiar to anyone who has the previous Lonely Planet edition...It was pretty cool to be able to capture that image in my own camera!

The view from outside the dungeons.

And underground.  The tour guide swore that they go all the way to Volubilis.  Frightening.

Me outside of the palace.

And Majid enjoying a brief respite.

Sariswanni, possibly my favorite spot in Meknes.  It's just so peaceful!

And from the other side.

Our day of tourism ended with breaking the fast at this restaurant around the corner from the Cyber where he works (which is, incidentally, across from the school where I teach...how convenient!)  Good times, my friends, good times.  If you follow this link you will find more pictures of our day of tourism (including some scruffy cats, my friend Siham's baby, and lots of quacking ducks, as well as some photos where I look really fat).  Enjoy!