Finding your way around the city of Fez, Morocco, is genuinely challenging. If you think you're near the tannery, you'll soon be wrong or walk past it. It is so hidden away, you actually need a guide - and the locals are happy to take advantage of that. After a very cheerful conversation, we decided, naive as we turned out to be, a local man wanted to take us to the tannery. After an extensive tour, he took us to a friend's brother with a shop, where we were allowed to look at his stuff. Uninterested in the product, we wanted to walk away again, but this was not tolerated. The 'free' escort to the tannery was not as 'free' as thought after all. Other than that, I did get a beautiful photo from it showing the craft. It's lucky you can't smell the smell through the photo, because it was less pleasant than the sight itself.
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