More scenes of Ifrane in Morocco
Scenes of Ifrane, Morocco
Our brief visit to the town of Ifrane in Morocco was far too short, being less than an hour. This beautiful little town is a mecca for snow skiers in the winter. The tranquil town must come alive when the snow season is in full swing, but when we visited there had been little in the way of snow, hence few people. In the off season this town is kept going by being a university town.
Scenes of Ifrane, Morocco
Scenes of Ifrane, Morocco
Scenes of Ifrane, Morocco
Morning tea in Ifrane, Morocco
Scenes of Ifrane, Morocco
On our brief visit to the town of Ifrane in Morocco we stopped near a restaurant to have a delightful morning tea break. I had enough time to wander around nearby to take a few photos of the beautiful buildings in this delightful town. I would like to have visited after a heavy snow fall, but that was not to be.
Morning tea in Ifrane, Morocco
Morning tea in Ifrane, Morocco
A visit to Ifrane in Morocco
Buildings in Ifrane in Morocco
On our tour of Morocco we spent a few days in the Sefrou area and then moved on to Midelt in the east of the country. On the way we drove through a part of the Atlas Mountains. We stopped for a morning tea break in the town of Ifrane as shown in today’s photos.
I would guess that most Australians would think that Morocco is a hot country with sand, deserts and a generally bleak environment, complete with camels and little else. Few would realise that this part of the country has a thriving snow skiing industry. The beautiful town of Ifrane is in the centre of one such skiing location. The style of the buildings in this village would not be out of place in the Alps of Switzerland.
Although the day was sunny, the air was still very cool. Our guide explained that up to the point of our visit the snow falls had been extremely poor, compared with most years. Although there was some snow cover on the mountain peaks, most was still unsuitable for skiing.
Ifrane in Morocco
Houses in Ifrane in Morocco
Streets of Ifrane in Morocco
A delightful little restaurant in Fes, Morocco
Owners of a small restaurant in Fes, Morocco
There were many highlights on our tour of Morocco. One of them was finding delightful little shops or hidden away restaurants. During our stay in Fes we found this delightful little family restaurant right next door to the hotel where we were staying. We could have dined in style in the hotel restaurant but this eatery had so much more character.
It wasn’t huge; it had enough seating for about 6 to 8 people; there were no more chairs, and the dining room was hardly a room at all. The cooking and counter took up half the room, and some equipment had to flow out onto the footpath. Most of the customers were people passing by, grabbing a bite to eat on their way to work or back home. The establishment was run by the lady shown in the photo above, assisted by her young daughter.
The mother could only understand a few words of English but the daughter spoke it fluently. We engaged her in conversation and found out she was working her way through university, studying to be a teacher. My wife, daughter and I are all teachers, so we found this very encouraging. My guess is that not many Moroccan girls are teachers, and few go to university. Women in the professions are most definitely in the minority in this country, but this is changing.
We were very pleased to support this family and their tiny restaurant on several occasions during our stay.
And the food was delicious.
Busy, busy, busy
Autumn leaves in Barooga, NSW
Apologies to my loyal readers.
I’ve haven’t posted here for quite a few weeks – I’ve been very busy and then I went away for a few weeks caravanning with my wife and some dear friends. Like the photo of the autumn leaves above, I have quite a few new photos to share here. While I didn’t go snap happy, I did get some great shots of the Victorian high country, as well as autumn leaves in several centres such as Bright and Mt Beauty.
I’ll get to those photos and travel experiences in a few weeks. In the meantime, I still have quite a few photos of our trip to Morocco to share here, so in the coming days, expect more of those.