Sandy Parks's Blog, page 5
December 9, 2012
Lights of Morocco
In a country with sunshine aplenty, I found the indoor lighting to be purposefully subdued. Intricate lanterns with detailed metal work hung from ceilings or were fastened to the walls. My first photograph is from the Riad Kalaa in Rabat. We had a two-story room and this lantern hung in the stairwell to the first [...]
December 6, 2012
Cats in Morocco
After my trip to Morocco when I sat down to go through photos, I realized the things I saw the most…I photographed the least. One of those things was sheep. The other cats. In Fez and Marrakesh in particular, felines huddled in the protection of doorways safe from the feet of tourists and locals, and [...]
November 17, 2012
Picnic near Kasbah du Toubkal
The last post left hubby and me up on the mountainside at Kasbah du Toubkal a few hours from Marrakesh, Morocco. Because it is such a unique place, I included another photo of the Kasbah from a different angle. Our last day there we extended a little longer to take a hike and enjoy a [...]
November 8, 2012
Kasbah du Toubkal, Morocco
Imagine a hotel so remote a mule carries your luggage up a mountainside from the nearby “big” town. Welcome to the Kasbah du Toubkal. Our driver dropped us off at the hotel “office” in a town at the bottom of steep hills in the High Atlas Mountains. The door was carved from local wood and [...]
November 6, 2012
Another A380
Found another A380 to add to my photo collection of those that I’ve seen while travelling. This one is an Air France loading and leaving Charles de Gaulle International Airport. October 2, 2012.
October 31, 2012
How to Bake Bread in Fez, Morocco
After winding on foot through the medina in Fez, where streets were so narrow a laden mule hardly had clearance, we stopped in at a bread bakery. Different areas of the medina each have a shop with a large oven for locals to bring in their raw dough. The baker then filled his oven, lining [...]
October 21, 2012
Flight to Morocco Part II:
In my last post, our aircraft to Paris was turning back to Atlanta Hartsfield while dumping fuel. (Check out the previous True Airspeed Morocco blog if you missed the first part to the story.) I expected fire trucks would escort us to the gate, but ongoing events promised more. Hubby settled back in the “comfy” [...]
October 18, 2012
Morocco – Part One: Fuel Dump
The best laid plans… Some say the start will reflect the finish. I’m here to claim that isn’t always true. Our vacation to Morocco started out with ominous circumstances. How ominous you ask? Being usual air travelers (a common occurrence when hubby flies for an airline) a delay of an hour in Atlanta because of [...]
May 7, 2012
A WWII Flier Who Stole a Heart
In September 2011 at almost 97 years, pilot Mary Lou Colbert (Neale) passed away. Enjoy this story of Mary Lou , a WASP, and how she met her husband of 65 years in the cockpit of a P-38 trainer. http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_1898...
April 14, 2012
4/6/12 USAFA Pachute Team Breaks Record
The Air Force Academy parachuting team does it again. Check out the story and more photos on the USAFA site. USAFA Parachute team forming up. Photo by U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Valente
