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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. |
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Double oxalis pes-caprae |
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Arisarum simorrhinum |
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House in the mountains note the rugs airing and
the electricity cables |
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Cistus populifolius |
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Scilla monophyllos |
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Cistus salvifolius |
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By our lunch spot |
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Ranunculus found by a small stream in the woods |
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Wood full of
Asphodels, plenty of buds but none yet out |
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Luzula pilosa |
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Damp wood |
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Viola munbyana
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Erica erigena |
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Buttercups |
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Mohammed in his djellaba woven in two shades of
natural wool. |
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Ranunculus |
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Primrose |
We climbed
up a steep wooded slope made hazardous by quantities of leaf mould and found the narcissi
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Narcissus albimarginatus first discovered in
1986 |
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Lobby at Darechchaouen |
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Dining Room |
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Stairs |
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Pottery |
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Chefchaouen |
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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. |
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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. |
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Moroccan souvenirs at the carpet
emporium |
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Wonderfully patterned carpet very
densely stitched, more suitable as a bed covering or wall hanging
than something to tread on. |
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Both tufted and smooth areas of design on this
Berber woman's carpet |
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Entrance to our exotic Hotel
Darechchaouen
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