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Post by lola on Mar 17, 2013 17:01:12 GMT
MC had wanted to visit Northern Africa/the Maghreb when she was in Paris a couple of years ago, but I wasn't very keen on her going with only another young woman or two. For this recent break from teaching in Gap she was able to travel to Morocco with two guys from her crowd of friends there. They flew to Fes, then travelled mostly by bus to Marrakech and a couple of other towns, picked up a wandering Danish poet, had a blast. Luckily for me she took her camera along. She says she'll post a blog entry, but we'll see. Here are some of my favorites: These first were taken in Chefchaouen, where they appreciate the color blue.        Love the labels. There would not be much of a market for the "root to become fatter" in my neck of the woods. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2013 17:15:32 GMT
Great pictures. I am thinking that the real meaning is "to become pregnant" because the French version can mean that.
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Post by htmb on Mar 17, 2013 17:57:32 GMT
Great opportunity for MC! Her great eye for photo opportunities continues to be obvious. Wonderful shots!
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Post by bjd on Mar 17, 2013 19:01:57 GMT
Great pictures, as usual. I think the colour blue has some special meaning in Morocco, but perhaps it's only to give an impression of coolness in hot weather.
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Post by mossie on Mar 17, 2013 19:23:33 GMT
Good set of photos.
Guess the label about fatter is meant to be read inconjunction with, and after, the label on its left. ;D
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Post by lugg on Mar 18, 2013 20:07:51 GMT
Wow, I can see why they are your favurites , Lola , all stunning. thanks again to MC. My favourite is No 5 , I absolutely love that photo. Viagra for females,  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2013 21:22:07 GMT
I have always been fascinated by the love of blue paint all the way from Morocco to Egypt along the coast of North Africa.
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Post by lola on Mar 24, 2013 16:02:31 GMT
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Post by bjd on Mar 24, 2013 16:24:24 GMT
Your daughter is an extremely good photographer.
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Post by lola on Mar 24, 2013 16:46:24 GMT
In Marrakech:  "Best smoothies ever." Two Americans flank a wandering Danish poet.  Jemaa el-Fnaa at night   The kind of thing I don't get to see in my neighborhood:   |
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Post by lola on Mar 24, 2013 16:47:44 GMT
bjd, thank you so much!
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 24, 2013 16:51:19 GMT
Finally commenting on this wonderful thread (it's been a fraught week for me) ~~
Beautiful, beautiful rich images. I love your group of favorites, Lola, but also the fabulous 2nd shot in the thread, of the sun streaming over Chefchaouen and that perfect capture of the hooded man emerging from the arched doorway.
I'm so glad she got to go.
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Post by lola on Mar 24, 2013 18:01:04 GMT
You are sweet and kind, bixa. Thank you!
(Sorry it's been fraught, and hope it's better.)
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Post by fumobici on Mar 25, 2013 1:38:22 GMT
These photos are simply luscious. Exotic (to me, at any rate), beautifully and thoughtfully composed, evocative... etc. etc. I want to go there!
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Post by htmb on Mar 25, 2013 2:54:12 GMT
A real treat for the eyes, that's for sure! What interesting subjects MC has selected.
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Post by nycgirl on Mar 25, 2013 3:34:14 GMT
Awesome photos! I love the colors and compositions. The one of the little girl under the clothesline is a favorite. I also love the shot from the rooftop, with golden light coming through through the open door.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2013 6:36:22 GMT
Definitely makes me want to return to Morocco, where I have not been since the 1980's.
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Post by lola on Mar 26, 2013 1:26:29 GMT
I appreciate all of your kind and supportive comments, and so does she.
Sorry to include the ordinary smoothie photo. I guess I'm just impressed that she knows a poet with total of two "ø's" in his names.
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Post by nycgirl on Mar 26, 2013 17:34:41 GMT
No, don't be sorry at all! It must be great fun to befriend a "wandering Danish poet."  Your comment reminded me of something I wanted to say. Although your daughter is an accomplished, adventurous, and independent young lady, it is fortunate that she had two male friends she could trust on this trip. I used to travel alone or with one girlfriend (not off the beaten track) and although I loved it, there are disadvantages to traveling this way. One of them is that, while you can meet new people and make friends, you still must exercise a certain amount of caution. This is less of a worry for male travelers. You must have been relieved MC had two "bodyguards." |
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Post by lola on Mar 29, 2013 16:53:51 GMT
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Post by htmb on Mar 29, 2013 17:12:32 GMT
Stunning photos. I love the expressions captured, but also appreciate the photo of the hands.
I have found it is certainly easier to travel most places as an older female, rather than someone in her twenties or thirties.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2013 18:02:08 GMT
Totally fabulous mixtures of colour, even just the bolts of cloth behind the laughing men.
I'm sure that MC can tell you that she saw plenty of unscarved women in the big cities, but of course taking pictures of scarved women is much more exotic. The "modern" forces of Morocco want to push the country forward so badly that Morocco even applied for membership in the EU once (rejected for a somewhat obvious reason, which made it unnecessary to examine any other aspects of the application) and also participated in the Eurovision song contest once (I don't know how they managed to slip in other than the fact that Israel participates every year, so that it would have been difficult to find a valid reason to accept one country without the other one, as long as they are paid members of the European Broadcasting Union).
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Post by lugg on Apr 1, 2013 19:37:48 GMT
Just fabulous Lola - please pass on my thanks to MC .
I too love the sea so especially enjoyed MC's view of this subject
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Post by mossie on Apr 2, 2013 17:57:51 GMT
I agree with Lugg, she has a good eye for a picture.
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Post by lola on Apr 2, 2013 18:22:52 GMT
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2013 21:50:57 GMT
Oh, wow! Every single photo in this thread is a feast for the eyes; so rich with color and interesting sights.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 3, 2013 10:12:55 GMT
What a divine photo essay htmb! The photos all tell such a wonderful story. It's enough to make anyone want to jump on a plane and head straight there....especially for those tagine dishes I saw  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 11:36:10 GMT
So, lola, did MC convince you that you should add a Moroccan leg to your next trip?  |
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Post by lola on Apr 14, 2013 12:59:47 GMT
Oh, ha, Kerouac. Actually these photos stirred my first ever desire to visit Africa, and the nycs' Namibia ones seconded it. I'd be more likely to go to Morocco if I could run with a posse like this, in the role of fraternity mother:  ("Tanger, illegally crammed into a taxi with some Spaniards.") MC is in the throes of tearing herself back to the U.S. after a little more traveling. So farewell Maroc.  |
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Post by htmb on Apr 14, 2013 13:10:39 GMT
Of course, the talent is in the photographer, but I'd love to know what camera MC has been using. All of her photos are fabulous, but that last one is especially to be framed!
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