tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80831780077113371832024-02-20T20:25:53.851-05:00A Passage to TangierAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08977465362370648472noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083178007711337183.post-12875246661006962982016-03-22T06:54:00.001-04:002016-03-22T06:54:11.074-04:00Monday's eye on Tangier-Le coup d'oeil du lundi sur Tanger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dusk is creeping in behind the King's mosque in Tangier.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Le crépuscule se faufile derrière la Grande Mosquée du Roi à Tanger.</span></i></div>
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Colours and patterns in the Kasbah.</div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><i>Des couleurs et des motifs dans la Casbah.</i></span></div>
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Old-shoe flower pots on rue de la Kasbah.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">De vieilles chaussures comme pots de fleurs, rue de la Kasbah.</span></i></div>
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The small waterfront village of Tifnit south of Agadir in Morocco.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Le petit village côtier de Tifnit au sud d'Agadir au Maroc.</span></i> </div>
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Fishermen arrive with the catch of the day ready to be cooked on the open fire.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Les pêcheurs arrivent avec la prise du jour prête à être grillée sur le feu.</span></i></div>
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The boats await the next outing in the sun.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Les barques attendent la prochaine sortie au soleil.</span></i></div>
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Simple homes with sunny terraces right on the beach.</div>
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A small flowery cul de sac in the Kasbah.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Un cul de sac fleuri dans la Casbah.</span></i></div>
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Traditional Moroccan doors fascinate me. They are thick and strong even when small and ornate.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Les portes traditionnelles marocaines me fascinent. Elles sont épaisses et solides tout en étant très détaillées.</span></i></div>
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This small green door has a magnificent hand carved plaster surround. I love those big contrasting nails.</div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><i>Cette petite porte verte a un </i></span><i style="color: #45818e;">magnifique </i><i style="color: #45818e;">pourtour en plâtre ciselé à la main. J'adore ces gros clous.</i></div>
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Two doors, one renovated and the other "raw", with braid-like door jambs and antique metal knockers.<br />
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Peeking at the modern part of Tangier through a hole in the ramparts surrounding the historical Kasbah.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Un oeil sur le Tanger moderne à travers un trou dans le rempart de la Casbah historique.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Chaque année, je vais à Asilah voir les nouveaux trésors muraux du festival d'Asilah et tous les ans je suis émerveillée par le talent qui s'y trouve.</span></i></div>
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A Basquiat-like mural in a corner.</div>
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An original character inspired by Niki de St Phalle.</div>
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The beautiful colours of naturally dyed wool at the weavers's.</div>
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School is out. Time to share fantastic stories and games with a friend.</div>
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A bright blue sky, colourful flags flapping in the wind, palm trees standing guard in front of the Mosque in the Grand Socco.</div>
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Berber women in brightly coloured traditional dress: striped foutas, straw and wool hats and bath towels as shawls. Wide smiles and ultra-fresh produce at the market. Life's good.</div>
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The shoes are a bit stiff at the beginning but after a few days they become as soft as silk. The shoes are made entirely by hand with crochets and needles. They have leather soles and sometimes also have some decorations in leather.<br />
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He has earned a number of well deserved awards for his work as shown on the photographs on his shop wall.</div>
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By now you must know my fascination with Moroccan embroidery. I have posted about them here before. The delicate and intricate embroidery is made almost entirely by hand and I can't begin to comprehend the amount of patience and talent it takes to make one fo these garments.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Vous devez connaitre ma fascination pour les broderies marocaines car j'en ai déjà parlé dans ce blog. Ce travail délicat et complexe est presque entièrement fait à la main et je suis émerveillée par la patience et le talent qu'il requiert.</span></i></div>
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These caftans and djellabas were made in Asilah, not far from Tangier, by the young man below. As their beauty is self explanatory, I'll just let you admire the work.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Ces caftans et djellabas ont été confectionnées à Asilah, non loin de Tanger, par le jeune homme ci-dessous. Leur beauté se passe de commentaire. Je vous laisse donc les admirer.</span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08977465362370648472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083178007711337183.post-53254781574314163572015-04-13T00:48:00.000-04:002015-04-13T00:48:51.052-04:00Monday's eye on Tangier-Le coup d'oeil du lundi sur Tanger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Beautiful details of an entry-way in Asilah. The brass knocker, the giant-nail motif, the elegant red stone double arch.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Une magnifique entrée à Asilah. Le heurtoir en laiton, le motif clouté géant, </span></i><span style="color: #45818e;"><i>l'élégance du double arrondi en pierre rose-orangé.</i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08977465362370648472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8083178007711337183.post-31749385482483402482015-04-09T05:32:00.000-04:002015-04-09T05:32:07.578-04:00The restauration of the Kasbah Mosque-La renovation de la mosquée de la Casbah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The mosque in the Kasbah of Tangier is being renovated. It was established in the mid 18th century and renovated once in 1860. It was indeed in need of a face lift but is in fact being entirely refurbished inside and out.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">La mosquée de la Casbah de Tanger est en cours de renovation. Elle fût établit dans la première moitié du 17è siècle et ensuite rénovée une première fois en 1860. Elle avait vraiment besoin d'une remise en état.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Des plafonds peints magnifiques ont été restaurés à l'extérieur...</span></i><br />
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The pillars and all the woodwork have been done anew. The brass chandeliers have been repaired and shined up. I took the pictures of the inside of the mosque while it was still possible as after the official opening I, as a non-believer, will not be able to enter.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Les piliers et les boiseries ont été entièrement refaites et les chandeliers en laiton ont été réparés et polis.</span></i> <i><span style="color: #45818e;">J'ai pris ces photos pendant qu'il était encore temps car n'étant pas musulmane je ne pourrais pas entrer après l'inauguration.</span></i></div>
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Here are before and after photos of the minaret. The intricate brick and tile work has been replaced and the minaret returned to its original splendour.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Voici le minaret avant et après la rénovation. Le travail de brique et de jellij a été remplacé afin de rendre au minaret sa beauté originale.</span></i></div>
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What a joy to see this architectural marvel as it was once.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Quelle joie de voir cette splendeur architecturale retrouver sa grâce d'antan.</span></i></div>
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Grey skies over Tangier. Early spring attempting to chase away the winter clouds.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Ciel gris sur Tanger. Le printemps naissant qui essaie de chasser les nuages de l'hiver.</span></i></div>
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Traditional Moroccan houses don't often have windows onto the street. The home is private and must not be seen by strangers. The light comes from a glass skylight in the centre of the house. Thus balconies are usually found in old houses built by non-Moroccans before Morocco's independence.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Les maisons marocaines traditionnelles n'ont pas souvent de fenêtres vers l'extérieur. La maison est un espace privé dont l'intérieur doit être caché des yeux étrangers. Ainsi, on ne trouve de balcons que dans les maisons construites naguère par les européens.</span></i></div>
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Some of these balconies are ornate with intricate carved corbels and wrought iron railings.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Certains des balcons ont des encorbellements très détaillés et des fers forgés somptueux.</span></i></div>
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One can imagine the families who lived there, mingling with their Moroccan neighbours, learning Arabic while talking to them and while buying goods at the near-by market, just like I am doing now.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">On imagine les familles qui habitaient ces maisons, qui se mêlaient à leurs voisins et apprenaient l'arabe en leur parlant quotidiennement ou en faisant leur marché tout près comme je le fais moi-même maintenant.</span></i></div>
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These balconies are proof of the strong foreign presence in Tangier until Morocco's independence in 1956.</div>
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Lunch break at school in the Kasbah. Pink school aprons fluttering in the sun.</div>
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Through the Gate Bab El Kasbah. The golden evening sunlight. The little "Suzuki"motorbike ready for anything you want transported in the city.</div>
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Winter can be rather cold in Tangier. They call the Tangier area, the Brittany of Morocco. It is a time when men trade their warm-weather clothes for the traditional wool djellaba, an elegant long overcoat with a pointed hood. </div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Il peut faire froid l'hiver à Tanger. On n'appelle pas cette région la Bretagne du Maroc pour rien. Les hommes troquent leurs vêtements plus légers pour la </span></i><i><span style="color: #45818e;">traditionnelle </span></i><i><span style="color: #45818e;">djellaba en laine à capuche pointue.</span></i></div>
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This garment gives men a dignified elegance that no "western" coat ever could. They stand very erect and walk in long slow steps.</div>
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Candied apples for sale in the medina.</div>
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The "streets" of the medina of Tangier are so small that no car can make it through. You only see motorbikes, wheelbarrows and man-drawn carts and often men just carry heavy loads on their backs from one point to another.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Les rues de la médina sont si étroites qu'aucune auto ne passe. On y voit des motos, des brouettes et des hommes qui tirent des carrioles ou qui portent de lourdes charges à même leur dos. </span></i></div>
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The advantage is that the streets are in the shade most of the day and stay cool in the summer.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Ceci a pour avantage que les rues sont à l'ombre une grande partie de la journée et restent fraiches en été.</span></i></div>
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On the other hand, above the first floor, one is only a few feet from the neighbour's windows.</div>
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This proximity made it possible for Jason Bourne, the character in the movie The Bourne Ultimatum, to make the breathtaking jump from inside one house into the window of the house across the way while fleeing the bad guys. The movie was shot in part in Tangier.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Cette proximité a permis à Jason Bourne, le personnage du Bourne Ultimatum poursuivi par les méchants, de faire un saut à couper le souffle d'une maison à l'autre. Le film a été tourné en partie à Tanger. </span></i></div>
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This is the scene being filmed in the medina. The cameraman, attached to a tether, actually jumped after the stuntman. (you did not really think Matt Damon's insurance company would allow him to do his own stunts, did you?)</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Ceci est une des scènes en cours de tournage dans la médina. Le cameraman, attaché à une corde, a sauté derrière le cascadeur. (vous ne pensiez pas vraiment que la compagnie d'assurance de Matt Damon lui aurait permis de faire ce saut lui-même?)</span></i></div>
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Mirrors, teapots and lamps in the metal worker's shop in the Kasbah of Tangier.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Miroirs, théières et lampes chez le ferblantier de la Kasbah de Tanger.</span></i></div>
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Intricate tiling around an outside door in Marrakesh.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Carrelage extérieur très fin autour d'une porte d'entrée à Marrakech.</span></i></div>
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Antique tiles on the walls of the Hotel Continental in Tangier.</div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><i>Carreaux anciens sur les murs de l'Hotel Continental à Tanger.</i></span></div>
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A modern zellij tile panel at the Morocco exhibit at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Un panneau moderne en carreaux de zellij a l'exposition Le Maroc à l'Institut du Monde Arabe à Paris.</span></i></div>
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The simple but beautiful floor to ceiling tile work in the powder room at the Minzah Hotel in Tangier.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">La beauté simple des carreaux du sol au plafond des toilettes de l'Hotel El Minzah à Tanger.</span></i></div>
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Old cement tiles in a courtyard south of Marrakesh.</div>
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Bathroom with hand carved zellij tiles in Tangier.</div>
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The inner courtyard at London-based decorator and Moroccan carpet expert and importer François Gilles' magnificent house in Taroudant. </div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">La cour intérieure du magnifique Riad du décorateur londonien et expert en tapis marocain, François Gilles, à Taroudant.</span></i></div>
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Traditional zellijs and plaster work during the restauration of the Kasbah Mosque.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Zellijs et plâtre ajouré en cours de restauration à la Mosquée de la Casbah.</span></i></div>
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