Recent Posts Tagged With 'Color'

• Pink Saturday

  Posted on Saturday August 9th, 2008 at 07:14 in Color, architecture, pink, marrakech, walls, derb

  No great difficulty searching for pink photos in the archives from Marrakech!Flowers on the courtyard table.This is my first attempt at Pink Saturday, hosted by How Sweet the Sound which I heard of via Pink Purl. A subtle wall in an elegant house in ...

• Tuesday Morning in the Jardin Majorelle

  Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 02:09 in Color, maroc, jardin majorelle, maroc light oranges

  I have a great friend from Long Island, and one of her friends staying. So I'm in tour guide overdrive.I am very fierce since I hate tourists and crowds.Why do I live here? Hmm.Anyway, it means I make the poor jet-lagged friends get up very early.So...

• Yesterday

  Posted on Saturday April 19th, 2008 at 02:50 in Color, hanut, marrakech medina mystery clothing

  In the morning we sat on the roof.There were fluffy white clouds against the blue sky.These roses that I got at the mellah market on Wednesday are a very red red - not that sort of blood-red that is meant to mean romance. Just bright. I have become l...

• A Walk to buy Vegetables at the Mellah Market

  Posted on Friday April 18th, 2008 at 02:48 in Color, architecture, vegetables, mosque, marrakech, bleu majorelle, douar groua

  Down derb Djedidto Douar Groua which is a small square where there is parking and an old lyceeI follow a group of women past the mosque.The palm tree casts wonderful shadows.I head towards rue riad Zitoune Djedid and turn left.When I stop to look at ...

• Trees in Cages

  Posted on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 at 05:12 in Color, djemma elfna, caleches, palm trees marrakesh

  While we were away, they imprisoned all the trees in the little park between Djemma ElFna and the bus stop in pretty pale green cages.Probably to protect them from people and horses.We noticed this first last night, though work has been going on in ...

• Open Doors

  Posted on Thursday April 10th, 2008 at 06:46 in Color, architecture, beer, morocco, marrakech, gueliz

  We are heading back to Marrakech via London.I hope doors are open to greet us - like this unusual blue one in the medina.Or the door to the beer garden in Gueliz - no women allowed.My friend J. as an 'honorary man' gets to go in.I never tried since I...

• Moroccan Color

  Posted on Sunday April 6th, 2008 at 08:33 in Color, maroc, stairs, windows maroc color, peacock pavilions, maroc color

  Long time readers of this blog will find it rather stale news that I love color and texture - and windows, doors and walls.However a small selection below.A window at Dar Cherifa.A window at the rental we shared outside Essouira last summer.The whole...

• Doors of Marrakech

  Posted on Tuesday March 11th, 2008 at 18:58 in Color, doors, gueliz

  I'm spoiled for choice - Marrakech offers a wealth of fascinating doors in all sorts of different styles.These doors are in the new cafe at the Jardin Majorelle.In the Bahia Palace, these are the doors to an almost magical cupboard.Since all the furn...