Monday, April 11, 2011

Miss Haberdash is on vacation....

Imagine the scene, I'm sitting in the courtyard of a beautiful Riad in Meknes, sipping sweet mint tea, under the shade of a lemon tree, surrounded by brightly coloured mosaics.

The Meknes medina is home to artisans of every description but as fate would have it I am staying in the Haberdashers souk! A sort of textile heaven-outside my door you can watch thread being spun by hand to make the decorative embroidery for caftans. Brightly coloured jellabas (house coats) and pointy leather babouches (slippers) are cheap to buy as long as you can haggle.

Meknes medina

Meknes medina

2 comments:

  1. Great photos ! And your introduction magically transported far away from a drizzly Melbourne :)
    Have a wonderful holiday, Dee x

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  2. Be sure to have a wonderful time ...

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