to me it wasn't always obvious where public space became privately owned fields, but as can be seen in the photo above here you can clearly see the land has been tilled; below someone's rubbish all rather neatly piled up I think
the houses come with their own parking space and again rubbish is carefully stored for possible future use....
![]() |
a waterless swimming pool, built for the community; ground water levels have dropped from 15 metres to 60 metres |
in the souk, I really liked this stool, they are smart enough not to sell you the stuff they themselves actually use (I went in search of an unadorned teapot, like the one the shop owners themselves use, not to be found!)
![]() |
it's very easy to get lost in the souk, we did end up wandering into tiny streets that turned out to be dead ends, but luckily there is the occasional sign |
![]() |
Wednesday morning we did a tour of three gardens in Marrakech; here the famous blues in the Majorelle garden |
![]() |
can you spot the fake palm tree? it is in fact a radio mast |
![]() |
our cool garden guide Mohammed in front of a dry fountain in the Koutoubia gardens |
![]() |
Menara gardens with the ingenious irrigation system |
![]() |
Koutoubia mosque, the highest building in Marrakech, Mohammed instructed us all to take our picture from this particular viewpoint as this is the favourite image on all the postcards, well seeing as we all listen and do it, it must be, right? another day, back in the souk: the smells, colours, textures, the bustle, the how-different-it-is-from-Northern Europe |
often it was impossible to see what exactly I was photographing (my phone/camera was too dark in the sun) so I just kept on taking pictures of the same shop, funny how the people move back and forth
enjoying a café au lait in the shade of the Terasse Panoramique, with a suberb view of Jemaa el Fna and Koutoubia; yesterday's news yellowing in the sun
3 May: for now just images, will add words later...
10 May: finally some words and even more images have been added, how the week has flown and with the ceaseless rain I long to be back there in the sunshine even more
11 comments:
wow! Morocco!
that's some kind of blue they've got there
Saskia, your words are always wonderful to read but in this instance, you have no need for words here as your photos have given us Morocco in the very best possible way: the colors of the land, the palm trees, doors, structures, glimpses into the ordinary that far surpass what could be wondered about or expected. The marketplace with its stalls of colorful rugs, bags, baskets, hats, bins of beans, grains, and the spices, arranged so invitingly. Your photos have given us a tapestry of this exotic place, Morocco.
Now having said that words are not needed to tell us what these photos show us, I would like to read about what foods you had to eat during your stay. I am always interested in the foods of a country. I'm imagining a tagine filled with couscous and lamb and glasses of mint tea.
sigh
noord afrika....daar ligt mijn hart
ik heb in een grijs verleden arabisch geleerd omdat het me zo fascineerde
wat een mooie foto's Saskia!
en de geranium soort die je in je tuin hebt wordt zwarte weduwe genoemd..ik heb die ook en hou er van
liefssssss van de kust
wow, what a travelogue each picture more interesting than the last... somehow, even the GARBAGE looked exotic!
am SOOOOO waiting for the words...
Well I didn't think I needed the words but they were good to read. The intense blue walls, sky, walls, are you up or down? What did you eat?
hi Marti: you're so quick! ah, what did we eat: tagines with every kind of ingredient you can imagine: chicken tagine, beef tajine, fish tagine, artichoke tajine, zucchini tagine just to name a few, beetroot salad, fried aubergines, fried peppers, roasted potatoes....farmer's cheese with runny honey, dates, figs, walnuts, olives, huge salted peanuts, in short the food was mouthwateringly delicious, lucky for us we were physically very active making for a big appetite
What wonderful feasting...I would have loved everything except for the aubergines, don't like them but I do like baba ghanoush.Thank you so much Saskia for telling of this,I am so full that I probably won't eat dinner tonight! And that reminds me of a story when I was in college. I was a scholarship student so I didn't have very much $. One night I was very hungry and not much in the house so I read cookbooks and after doing so, I was full...the mind is a powerful thing!
even more photographs!!! Yay!
and the method of irrigation...
same as used in traditional
gardens here.
and food food food. sigh.
Thanks for the fantastic tour Saskia! Can only agree with everyone's comments so far! That blue; rich! Your photos; really evocative. Looks like you had a wonderful time. Almost feel I was there too! x
Post a Comment