Friday, July 27, 2012

Tangier

Friday, July 27, 2012

Tangier was amazing!  I did research ahead of time in terms of attire and what was appropriate.  The consensus was the same: be conservative.  I have to say that Tangier was more than I ever expected.  The people were so nice and welcoming.  The traditional Moroccan attire consists of a djellaba for both men and women and on special ocassions women wear kaftans.  A lot of the younger women wore jeans with long tunics and hijabs while a lot of the older women wore djellaba and a hijab.  I guess the title for who wore it best is a close race here.  Yes, that was meant to be funny.  Anyway, that was my street fashion observation.  A lot of women don't wear hijabs but the majority did.  Since it's summer a lot of Europeans were on holiday and there were so many people out.  Tangier is a happening vacation spot.  As you know we went to Tangier for a friend's wedding.  The wedding was spectacular! It was a fabulous wedding with all the Moroccan traditions.  It started at 10 PM and ended at 8 in the morning!  It is safe to say that we were extrememly tired the next day but had to be up to continue the wedding festivities.  I was so amazed at how easily we fit in.  The language was not a problem.  Some people spoke English and a great deal spoke Spanish.  Spain is a 35 minute ferry ride away.  I wish we would have had more time in Tangier but it all went so fast!  Hopefully, I get to visit again.

Here are some pictures taken with our camera.  I think my iPhone/Instagram pictures were a lot more interesting.  :D 

BREAKFAST DAY 1

CREPES

OOTD: NICOLE MILLER BLOUSE, ZARA SKIRT



OLD TANGIER: BLUE TAXI CABS




OLD TANGIER

PORT OF TANGIER

SHOPPING




Women wearing a traditional djellaba.

JEWISH NEIGHBORHOOD IN OLD TANGIER





HENNA NIGHT

SUNSET

SUNSET

WEDDING ATTIRE.  Someon broke a glass an no one bothered to move the broom. 

MOSQUE







CAMEL RIDE ON THE BEACH

CAMELS


Monday, July 23, 2012

Camel Joe

Monday, July 23, 2012

All I wanted to do in Tangier was ride a camel.  I know it sounds super touristy but that's what I wanted.  I wanted to when we visited Cairo but we didn't have a chance.  When we arrived inTangier we were so busy with other things that we did not get a chance to ride the camels until our last day!  Close call.  The ride was fun.  It lasted about 10 minutes and it cost 50 dirhams which is the equivalent of about $6.  I was wearing heels initially but I changed into my comfy Tory Burch sandals and then eventually decided to go barefoot.  It just made things easier.  Did I mention I loved Tangier?!




 









THE CAMELS WERE POOPED AFTER US!
























Saturday, July 21, 2012

Instarocco

Saturday, July 21, 2012
I'm back from Morocco! Here are a few of my Instagram pictures.  If you follow me you've already seen these pictures but here you go again. Tangier was great! Full story next post and more pictures!

ON WAY TO JFK
VIEW FROM OUR BUNGALOW

OUR VIEWS EVERYDAY
SHADOWS
MOROCCAN FOOD

MINT TEA
WEDDING ATTIRE: BADGLEY MISCHKA

WEDDING OUTFITS
SEPIA TONE

HENNA

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

M'NAR PARK

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

CAMELS
THE BEACHES OF TANGIER

OLD TANGIER

FUN IN THE SUN


ECLIPSED


WALKING THE STREETS OF TANGIER


OLD TANGIER
BYE, BYE TANGIER

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