A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco
“Outside the thick walls of the Medina, it was even hotter. The seasons in Morocco can be extreme. August regularly has days exceeding forty degrees, yet during the past two winters it had been cold enough to snow in Fez itself, something which hadn’t been heard of in more than a decade.
One Saturday morning, while David was making his tour of inspection, Mustapha’s recurring nightmare worsened. This time David was joined by Rachid and Zina. Things were fine until they saw the wall in the downst...airs salon that had been partially removed to reveal the ancient mezzanine.
‘But what weight was it carrying?’ David asked, leading the delegation upstairs to inspect.
‘Monsieur David is always looking for a disaster,’ muttered Mustapha, following after him. He might have thought David was overreacting, but a nasty crack in the wall above had grown worse in the past few days and now stretched to the corner of the room.
Rachid and Zina were alarmed, and insisted we shift our bed from its position right next to the wall, where there appeared to be nothing much to prevent the entire floor from caving in and taking us with it.MoreLess
One Saturday morning, while David was making his tour of inspection, Mustapha’s recurring nightmare worsened. This time David was joined by Rachid and Zina. Things were fine until they saw the wall in the downst...airs salon that had been partially removed to reveal the ancient mezzanine.
‘But what weight was it carrying?’ David asked, leading the delegation upstairs to inspect.
‘Monsieur David is always looking for a disaster,’ muttered Mustapha, following after him. He might have thought David was overreacting, but a nasty crack in the wall above had grown worse in the past few days and now stretched to the corner of the room.
Rachid and Zina were alarmed, and insisted we shift our bed from its position right next to the wall, where there appeared to be nothing much to prevent the entire floor from caving in and taking us with it.MoreLess
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