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The House in Marrakesh
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Life in a 500 year old house in Marrakech's medina. rnLots of photos.
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Moroccan Rabbits for Spring
Everyday Life
I chose this picture to remind myself what life in Marrakech actually looks like - away from the exoticism of the Djemma elFnaa and palaces and mountains.This is a little road which goes between the back of Cafe France and Derb Dabachi.It is very typ...
Pink Saturday
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 ...
Looking up in Morocco
These are lovely thumbnails of pictures Claudia took all over Morocco. Go to flickr.com and look up Claudia Schmid to see lots more pictures from Morocco and other parts of the world....
Floors Galore...........and an Ending
Until I started looking through all my recent photos, I didn't realize how many pictures of floors I had. So this is a selection.The first from the Bahia Palace - my shabby-chic heaven.The second, as you can guess from the color of the window frames,...
A Day: Wednesday May 15th
Frank Gardner, a wonderful painter who lives in Mexico was asked by Alicia Padron, a wonderful children's book illustrator, to write about a day in his life.He did, and it was most interesting. I always see lots of similarities between Morocco and Me...
Abdjellih and the Musician
I have often wanted to take pictures of people - except I'm rather nervous of asking them.Apparently, years ago there was a camera that was angled somehow - but that would be a little like spying and therefore not a good idea.Anyway, Abdjellih, who l...
Life in Derb Djedid
Derb Djedid (New Lane) is in a very old part of the city. It joins derb Dabachi with Douar Grouar. It runs mostly N/S but has lots of subsidiary lanes off it.At either end of the derb men sit selling cigarettes. I bet they can tell exactly who lives ...
Rabbits and Other Animals
The original Garden of Eden was an orchard.However, I don't think this Eden has snakes in it.At least I hope not.The rabbits live in a big mud-brick house and run around looking cheerful. They like to pose for the camera.Especially the brown one lowe...
Hanging round at the Golf Club
Because we don't have a car, getting out to the country depends upon good organization or the kindness of friends.Yesterday we were going out to lunch about 25km out of town.We got ourselves to the golf club by petit taxi to wait for our friends to p...
A Walk to buy Vegetables at the Mellah Market
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 ...
Jacaranda at the Gas Station
Went up to Gueliz on the bus to get supplies from the supermarket.The medina is wonderful for fruit and vegetables.Beer is another story.Opposite Acima, the supermarket, is a Shell petrol station with a jacaranda tree in front of it.On the roof we ha...
Settling Back In
Lots to do on our arrival.But the ancient white cat on the roof is there to greet us, as is Ismail. In our absence they stopped taking phone bill payments at the Post Office.So I went off to Maroc Telecom in the medina first thing this morning where...
Open Doors
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...
Musicians in Derb Djedid
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Peaceful Friday
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Grand Hotel Tazi
The entrance to THE GRAND HOTEL TAZI at the end of a road that leads from Place Djemma El Fna out to a place where you can get taxis.Stupidly, I thought "Tazi" had something to do with 'taxi' but , in fact, it's just a name.Needless to say, as with ...
Happy Easter
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People
We have been without people in this blog for almost a week. Hm......This first picture shows the contrasts we see every on rue Dabachi.The older man is very traditionally and elegantly dressed and the young man is most up to date.Here some young wome...
Donkeys and Horses
It's not until one gets away from Marrakech for a little while that you realise what a commonplace part the livestock play in everyday life. In Manhattan, I may see a police horse once in a while. But I never see donkeys hauling anything.This charact...
Cafes
After all the excitement of rushing through all the doors in the world, we are sorely in need of refreshment.The possibilities are endless.This first pictures is of Cafe Negociant in Gueliz.The man on the right is there every morning for several hour...
DOORS
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Post Office
I walk past the post office on the South West corner of Djemma Elfna almost every day when I'm in Marrakech.You have to go there once a month to pay the telephone bill - I wish you could mail the money in, but you can't.I have learned by experience t...
Animal Tiles
These tiles were all made by the same craftsman whose little shop is between the two rue riad Zitouns.We have been visiting his shop for ten years and are enchanted with his images.He spends much of his time making markers for tombs.This camel doesn'...
Derb Dabachi
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The Looking Glass
People tend to be kind to the cats and often put down food for them. Good pickings today in the metal workers' square.The fish bones here almost look like cartoon ones - if you can see them clearly enough..flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }....
The Studio
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Two Kings
Many shops and cafes have pictures of the current king and some have ones of his father and grandfather.This one is Mohammed V after whom the main road up to Gueliz is named.This retro picture hangs in a little cafe in the Spice Market.When having su...
Book Shop
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A Long and Dull Journey
Derb Dabachi as you have never seen it before.It is utterly deserted at 4am. with all the shops shuttered and all the cats hiding.We had to get up at 3:30 am to get to the airport to catch the 6:15 flight to Casablanca.Technorati ProfileLuckily Moham...
