Tag Archives: Art
Gentlemen prefer baabs: Bahia Palace
Even in such a beautiful place as the Bahia Palace in Marrakech, the fatigue of a night of traveling didn’t escape me. In Arabic the word for door or doorway or gate is baab and there are a LOT of … Continue reading
Filed under Morocco
Why is everybody naked? and other pertinent questions
After meeting up with a good friend who is studying at the Sorbonne, I headed to the Louvre museum. It was late in the afternoon so I zipped by the security line and got my ticket despite the crowds. … Continue reading
Filed under France
Shake it! Belly dance in modern Egypt
For the past month we have been taking belly dance classes at a local gym and on Friday, we got to see a professional dancer perform in Ain-el-Sokhna, a town near the Red Sea. The dance, beautiful as it is, … Continue reading
Filed under Egypt
