When Jewish people moved to Chefchaouen in 1492 to escape the Spanish Inquisition, they painted their houses blue to reflect the sky and be reminded of god. It is beautiful and “right along my alley”! I love blue and therefore we bought a piece of furniture yesterday. And of course it is blue! And made of Camel leather…

Floating through the Medina is always our favorite thing to do. What’s nice about Chefchaouen is that many people live here, the shops are selling touristy stuff of course, but lots of thing you need to live here: bread, soap, underwear, plates, pots, wooden utensils, etc. Children run around in the alleys, play soccer (of course), hide and seek (perfect location!) or just sit together and watch us, the tourists. Usually it is us, the tourists, who watch the locals like in a zoo…