Foto Friday – Morocco

Posted on November 23, 2018 by yalla2013

Atlas Mountains

Dades Valley

Fez medina

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Foto Friday – Morocco

Posted on February 2, 2018 by yalla2013

Royal Palace, Fez, Morocco

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Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco

Marrakech Medina, Morocco

Foto Friday – Morocco

Posted on January 26, 2018 by yalla2013

palm grove in Fez

Atlas mountain village

Atlas Mountains

Atlas Mountains shepherd and his flock

Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca

NAME THAT COUNTRY

Posted on August 9, 2017 by yalla2013

In the coastal city of El Jadida, about 1.5 hours from Casablanca, the old colonial city of Mazagan is well worth some leisurely wandering. The fortified city was built by the Portuguese in the 16th century. It is full of period architecture, much of which is in need of restoration, but still lovely. Walk along the ramparts for views of the city, harbor and out to sea.

Can you name that country?
See below for answers.

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Foto Friday – Morocco

Posted on July 29, 2016 by yalla2013

Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez

Fez medina

storks somewhere in Morocco

Fez medina

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Foto Friday – Zoom 3

Posted on June 5, 2015 by yalla2013

Church of All Nations, Jerusalem – photo by Noam Chen, courtesy of Israel Ministry of Tourism

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

Chora Museum, Istanbul

Cienfuegos, Cuba

Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Havana, Cuba

Holy Sephulchre, Jerusalem – photo by Noam Chen courtesy of Israel Ministry of Tourism

Chora Museum, Istanbul

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Knossos Palace, Crete

Foto Friday – Great Buildings

Posted on September 19, 2014 by yalla2013

Happy Friday! Please enjoy a few images of some of the world’s great buildings:

Burj Khalifa, Dubai

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world’s tallest building. Click to read more about this building. Continue reading →

NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 7

Posted on August 20, 2014 by yalla2013

The answer to the last episode (Episode 6) is: MOROCCO.
Clue 1 – Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Clue 2 – Sahara Desert
Clue 3 – Ait Ben Haddou in Ouarzazate

Click to see tours to Morocco.

Now for this episode –

All the clues in this post refer to one Ya’lla Tours destination: Bahrain, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Turkey, or United Arab Emirates.

We’ll show you images of popular tourist sites in our mystery country, along with descriptions of those sites. Continue reading →

Foto(shop) Friday – Morocco 2

Posted on April 25, 2014 by yalla2013

Here are a few more of my low quality images of Morocco redeemed by Photoshop filters. If you like these, there are more here.

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

The leather works in the Fez medina; it’s meant to look like it smells.

in the medina of Fez

Ait Ben Haddou kasbah near Ouarzazate

the Draa Wadi Valley

the Koutoubia Minaret, Marrakech

Foto(shop) Friday – Morocco

Posted on April 11, 2014 by yalla2013

I recently came across a pile of prints from a trip to Morocco in 2001. Most are not very good quality and after scanning, they’re even worse. Good excuse to go to town with Photoshop. Woohoo!