Author: Jude Tulloch
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Wake me up…
Built between 1986 and 1993, the Hassan II Mosque in Casa Blanca is a monument to local craftsmanship that showcases Moroccan stone and wood. The only imported materials are the Murano glass chandeliers and the white granite columns. It is said that over 6,00 master craftsmen and artisans worked on the mosque.
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Wake me up to cook
Kebabs Our culinary experiences became more and more daring as we progressed. First Morocco burgers, then camel burgers, cow spleen kababs, and the finale, snails followed by sheep’s head in Marrakesh. The latter is not for the faint hearted, of whom I am one, preferring to take photos rather than partake. But those are yet…
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Weekend wake me up…
When on holidays, the exotic exists alongside everyday life. It’s a matter of what we see. To mindful souls, like my Tai Chi teacher, life is a series of special moments. One day in class, completely out of the blue, he said that he had woken up that morning feeling grateful to be able to…
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Bologna street art
There’s an exhibition of street art entitled Bansky and Co on display in Bologna right now, but that’s not the subject of this blog – more on that later. I couldn’t walk past this whimsical little addition to a peeling wall in the university district of central Bolonga, just across the road from an equally…
ART by Jude Tulloch 