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27.3.11

Went to a couple of locations that had been browsed by goats.   We saw Cistus salviflorus and C. populifolius and a small scilla.   No luck with peonies or barbary apes.   Did see a narcissus that had been first discovered in 1986.

Double oxalis pes-caprae

Arisarum simorrhinum

House in the mountains note the rugs airing and the electricity cables

Cistus populifolius

Scilla monophyllos

Cistus salvifolius

By our lunch spot

Ranunculus found by a small stream in the woods

Wood full of Asphodels, plenty of buds but none yet out

Luzula pilosa

Damp wood

 

Viola munbyana

Erica erigena

Buttercups

Mohammed in his djellaba woven in two shades of natural wool. 

Ranunculus

Primrose

We climbed up a steep wooded slope made hazardous by quantities of leaf mould and found the narcissi 

 

Narcissus albimarginatus  first discovered in 1986

 

 

Lobby at Darechchaouen

Dining Room

Stairs

Pottery

Chefchaouen

 

Laundry

Home to Chefchaouen early to enjoy a tour led by Mohammed through the old town.   Visit to Berber carpet salesroom where we had mint tea and learned about Berber carpet making.   Business card on the right. 

 

The first house to be painted blue, a colour used by the Jewish members of society.   Many of the houses of the old town have some blue paint.

Moroccan souvenirs at the carpet emporium

Wonderfully patterned carpet very densely stitched, more suitable as a bed covering or wall hanging than something to tread on.

Both tufted and smooth areas of design on this Berber woman's carpet

Entrance to our exotic Hotel Darechchaouen

 

 

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