Sunday, June 30, 2013

Casbah III - Random things

 Just a few random photos and thoughts about the Casbah.

First, I seem to like doors and tile work.  Here are two nice examples:







 A carved serving table.  They would place a very large copper or brass dish over the whole thing and put food on it for guests.



Some of the ships waiting to unload cargo.

A Moorish-style minaret.


Another of the public water wells.



There was a street in Tirana that said "Rr. Pashko Vasha" at one end, and "Rr. Vasho Pasha" at the other.  I'm not sure of the applicability of linguistic rules to account for the difference.  But I like these two signs together. 

I had never heard of, let alone seen, a Great Wall auto.  It's already missing the "L"s, which is not a good sign; it looks new, although it is a 2008.  All the license plates have the model year in the tag.


Originally the cathedral of St. James (or St. Philip -- I forget), now a mosque.  It is very similar to the cathedral in Oran which is now a library.



If you turn around 180 degrees from the cathedral, you see the great mosque.


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