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Today is a travel day by train to Marrakech so I’m just publishing some random photos that don’t quite fit in else where . Sheep - In a couple of weeks there is the Moroccan feast day of Eid al adha. This event involves slaughtering a sheep which means that everywhere you go people are …
We started the day with a short visit to the main pottery in Fes. They specialise in mosaics and intricate designs. The clay is not terracotta but a local variation that is a different colour. He turns the wheel with his feet And it’s one… Two… Three… … and we’re done Here the clay is …
That’s what Mrs TimOnTheTrain told me, and I said she was wrong. She wasn’t she was right (again dammit!). They come from Turkey. Just thought I’d get that out of the way and on the record to start with. Today we visited the Old Medina at Fez. It has been there, pretty much unchanged, since …
Our day started with a tour of Casablanca. We made an early start (08:30) to avoid the heat and to fit everything in. Our day will end in the city of Fes. The new Opera House is beautiful. Afterwards we continued on to the quite extraordinary Hassan II Mosque, one of relatively few Mosques where …
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What a wonderful city - perfect for a long weekend city break! This morning we enjoyed a guided tour with our local guide Manuel (he was excellent). This extraordinary place is the very heart of Spain and Andalusia, combining Catholic, Islamic, and Jewish architecture with traditional Spain. It is the beating heart of Flamenco, Toros, …
Hearing this, some people think about football, others about the sagrada Familia. For some weird reason I got stuck with Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé. Clearly I am defective. We had a bit of a tough journey to Barcelona yesterday. Things that should’ve turned up didn’t and things that should’ve been on time weren’t. But …
Todays music aint got the same soul... Sorry about that - had to be done. Moving on... I'm off to Spain & Morocco on Monday at Zero-Dark-Thirty. I've picked up another short notice Tour, this time Magnificent Morocco & Moorish Spain. Spain should be straightforward. I speak the language and have been many times before. …
Long read but stick with me. We started early taking the train to the lovely walled town of Lucca (I love this place). For those that wanted we had arranged cycle hire on the pretty path on top of the city walls. This resulted in a lot of fun and giggles. Lucca is mostly car …
I thought I'd start by wishing a very happy Jubilee Weekend to everybody, especially HRH The Queen. She's a class act. It's been a busy week with only seven days between Tours once again. This time I'm off to take Highlights of Tuscany, one of my favourite Tours, and in one of my favourite places, …
That's the name of my next Tour and I'm off again early Wednesday morning. We'll be staying on Lake Orta at Orta San Giulio. Lake Orta is the smallest and most Westerly of the Italian Alpine Lakes. The best thing is, nobody knows it's there. Lake Orta is peaceful and quiet and not as busy …
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