A very different sort of washing line this week…
This is Fez in Morocco, a tannery to be precise, hanging up in the sun are animal hides waiting for the dying process in the limestone vats below.
The price to pay for a rooftop view of the famous limestone dye pits was another difficult twenty minutes in a leather shop selling coats, jackets, slippers and bags. I didn’t think we were going to get out of there very easily but again Micky was our saviour when he negotiated the purchase of a belt and we were able to get away.
Was it smelly?
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It wasn’t pleasant.
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A whiffy washing Line!! Here’s my more salubrious one: https://suejudd.com/2021/07/12/monday-washing-lines-italy-lucca-4/
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This is my last one. Now I have to dug deeper…
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If you can stand the smell, those tanneries are actually fascinating places, especially if you get a good host who is willing to talk you through all of the processes, including the constituent parts of the different dyes. At one (Marrakech I think) they gave us a bunch of fresh mint to hold to our nose at the most odorous bits.
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You have jogged my memory – I remember the mint.
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Very interesting washing today, Andrew. I’ve put a peg on my nose!
I don’t think I took my photo on washing day: https://travelwithintent.com/2021/07/12/varied-stages-of-tlc-in-havana/
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My husband was actually overcome by the smell and we had to make a quick exit. He had an over-sensitive nose anyway, as I know to my loss, as one of my expensive perfumes had to be given away as it made him physically sick.
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Thank you for adding your memory.
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What a wonderful photo! It’s tempting me to go look at the original post for more.
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Thanks Crystal.
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Interesting but smelly! 😀
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Yes, very!
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