We had to walk outside of the narrow inner hallways of the medina.
We began to smell a fairly strong aroma. Then our guide stopped us temporarily, disappeared inside a building, then returned with several sprigs of mint for us to hold to our noses before entering the walls of the tannery. We climbed several flights of stairs before reaching an upper balcony where we overlooked the vats containing the dye.
We were told that the different colors of dye are created using natural products - herbs, flowers, etc. Every one of those vats is a different color.
The smell here was pretty awful! After this viewing we were taken through the shop below where clothing, purses, shoes and household decor products all made from leather was for sale.
This was the end of the tour. Then it took us another great while to find a taxi. But, we did. On the way back we crowded into two vehicles and made it back to our hotel!!
Back at our wonderful little hotel, Jenny and her gang were served a Moroccan dinner in their room while Philip and I ate in the dining room. The food was great, but we found ourselves eating at 11:00pm!!
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