Recent Posts Tagged With 'suq'

• Effects of Light

  Posted on Tuesday May 13th, 2008 at 02:09 in patterns, maroc, cats tiles shadows, suq

  The light in Morocco is so pure and bright that it takes on almost the intensity of an object.On Sunday afternoon, we went to Cafe France and then wandered around for a little while.We went into the souks.Here the two shopkeepers appear much less imp...

• Souks, Stripes and Slippers

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 01:49 in sunlight, shadows, slippers, tiles, alliteration, sylvia, suq

  The other day I noticed again how many stripes there were in Marrakech.Stripes in shop awnings.Stripes in people's djellabahs - though I didn't yet get any photos of those...yet...but I will.Striped cats.......Here in the souks, the afternoon sun sla...

• Out and About in the Medina

  Posted on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 09:36 in suq, djemma elfna cart night marrakech

  Used cardboard is a useful commodity.Here it is being taken along derb Dabachi.Near the Mouassine mosque one passes through a series of arches.Here one can buy scarves and even a fez.Nearer us in the suq, two young women wear the fashionable pink dje...