Palais Faraj Fes

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Our home in Fes!  Palais Faraj!  It’s a new hotel and not a riad.  It is outside the medina.  Palais Faraj @palais_faraj_fes designed by the famous architect and interior designer Jean-Baptiste Barian, specialist in Arab Andalusia architecture. #PalaisFaraj #Morokrew
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  Allen Edmonds Spring Styles Collection for 2017

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The New Spring Styles Collection for 2017 highlights a move toward the use of color, textures and different fabrics. This year weaves, suedes and exciting new leather colors are featured throughout the collection.

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Many of our new styles also further blur the lines between work and play with relaxed casual becoming an ever-more important trend in Allen Edmonds footwear fashion.

About Allen Edmonds Corporation

Founded in 1922, Allen Edmonds Corporation is a privately-held, U.S.-based retailer of premium men’s footwear, apparel, leather goods and accessories with a focus on American manufacturing. Allen Edmonds’ famous Goodyear welted shoes are handcrafted in Port Washington, Wis. using a 212-step production process. Consistent with the company’s heritage, Allen Edmonds remains committed to providing excellent products at exceptional value for style and quality conscious men worldwide. By partnering with like-minded U.S. manufacturers, the company’s offering includes men’s clothing and accessory needs from head to toe. Allen Edmonds products are available at premier stores worldwide, including 70 company-owned Allen Edmonds stores across the United States, and online at AllenEdmonds.com.

Dinarjat Rabat

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I am so happy we toured Rabat and we had lunch here!!!  This is one of my favorite restaurants in our trip…I would go to Rabat just to eat here. Thank you to my cousin Christopher for recommending this place!!  I highly recommend it.  It’s so good and very reasonable.
Dinarjat Rabat (2)  In Morocco, if your restaurant is inside the Medina, they usually arrange for someone to meet you outside so they can guide you to the restaurant because once you get inside the Medina, you can get lost.  Waze does not work and there are no street signs.  Dinarjat Rabat (3)Dinarjat Rabat (4)The restaurant is not really open for lunch but because our efficient tour guide Youssef talked to them and we were a big group – they opened for lunch.  What a blessing!!!! Though I heard it is really a different place at night with a lot of entertainment – I hope to come back here one day for dinnerDinarjat Rabat (5) Dinarjat Rabat (14) It’s so cozy in the restaurantDinarjat Rabat (6) Dinarjat Rabat (7) Dinarjat Rabat (8) Dinarjat Rabat (9) Dinarjat Rabat (22)Dinarjat Rabat (10)Dinarjat Rabat (15) Dinarjat Rabat (16) Dinarjat Rabat (11)
Dinarjat Rabat (12) Dinarjat Rabat (13)  Moroccan SaladDinarjat Rabat (17)  Harira : soupe traditionnelle marocaineDinarjat Rabat (18) B’stilla – YUM!!!  A must eat dish in Morocco Dinarjat Rabat (19)  feuilleté farci de pigeon et d’amandesDinarjat Rabat (20)Love the bread in MoroccoDinarjat Rabat (21)  Old style lamb shoulder with apricots and walnuts at Dinarjat.   Super !  THE BEST DISH FOR THE WHOLE TRIP 🙂  I dream of this everyday haha!! #Dinarjat #Rabat #Morokrew #H2HLamb Dinarjat Rabat (23) Dinarjat Rabat (25)  They ordered the same thing 🙂 but could have shared one.  The portions are quite big 🙂
Dinarjat Rabat (26) CouscousDinarjat RabatDinarjat Rabat (27) my order – Lamb Brochette! YUM!!!!!!Dinarjat Rabat (28)  Kefta Brochette which everyone liked as well Dinarjat Rabat (29) Dinarjat Rabat (30) Eat as much orange as you want while in Morocco!  The sweetest and the best!!Dinarjat Rabat (31)
We love taking photos in Morocco!!!Dinarjat Rabat (1)
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Chellah Rabat

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Since we were in Rabat already we toured the city!  The group from Casablanca picked us up and we toured a few sites

 Chellah is the most popular attraction in Rabat and is near the medina.  All attractions in Morocco are 10 MAD or US$ 1.00Chellah Rabat (2)Chellah Rabat Chellah Rabat (3) Chellah Rabat (4) Chellah Rabat (5) Chellah Rabat (6) Chellah Rabat (7) Chellah Rabat (8) Chellah Rabat (9) Chellah Rabat (10) Chellah Rabat (11) Storks 🙂Chellah Rabat (12) Chellah Rabat (13)  Since we had just arrived from Morocco, we were just so excited to take photos all over! haha!!  So we spent a lot of time here.

Though these are Roman ruins 🙂  Chellah Rabat (14) Chellah Rabat (15) Chellah Rabat (16) Chellah Rabat (17) Chellah Rabat (18) Chellah Rabat (19) Chellah Rabat (20) Chellah Rabat (21) Chellah Rabat (22) Chellah Rabat (23) Chellah Rabat (24) Chellah Rabat (25) Chellah Rabat (26) Chellah Rabat (27) Chellah Rabat (28) Chellah Rabat (29) Chellah Rabat (30) Chellah Rabat (31) Chellah Rabat (32) Chellah Rabat (33) Chellah Rabat (34)  Fleur de Orange or orange blossom 🙂  is abundant in Morocco. Love the smell and the taste which they use as an essential oil and as an ingredient Chellah Rabat (35) Chellah Rabat (36) Chellah Rabat (37) Chellah Rabat (1)

Paul’s Rabat

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 Part of the group stayed overnight in Casablanca and part stayed in Rabat!  We were in the Rabat group.  Rabat is beautiful – its the city where the Palace of the King resides and where all the diplomats live because they live around him.

 We had breakfast in Paul’s.   Paul’s is very popular in Morocco, they are in several cities.  Paul's Rabat (2)  We were 3 couples in Rabat but one couple did not wake up for breakfast haha!!
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Rustan’s on OLI13 Sneakers and Design Object

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Juan Luis’ knowledge about high-end shoemaking and his passion for design shared with Isabel led them to create Oli13 in Barcelona in 2013.

Oli13 is what we do and how we do it, accessible, optimistic and lively. Since our very first shoe, the EE1929, named after my grandfather, we have been working our own lasts and molds to achieve a harmonious and stylized silhouette with a very comfortable fit. Color has also been present from the outset with combinations of brightly-colored soles and more discreet uppers to create a cool but fuss-free style.

We manufacture in Spain, keeping expert rafting and tradition alive but also looking to the future. The double height and the subtle curve of our soles, unique features of our shoes, represent this movement and forward vision.

We use environmentally-friendly materials: natural rubber, made in green fabrics,…So just like when we go to the country, we like to touch the ground, we want our shoes to come from there.

Enjoy Oli13.

The collections are handmade in a small Spanish village with a strong tradition of the artisanal vulcanized system, consisting in fixing the fabric and the natural rubber of the sole at a temperature of 150 degrees without the use of chemical products, just with heat and pressure.

New molds and lasts have been created exclusively for Oli13 to give the shoes their unique shape, a precise task made by hand using the hammer and a diamond tool to mold each detail of the sole.

Oli13 is exclusively available in Rustan’s Makati, Rustan’s Shangri-La, Rustan’s Gateway Mall, Rustan’s Alabang Town Center and Rustan’s Cebu.

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Habous in Casablanca

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 When in Casablanca – a must visit – Quartier des Habous. The King’s palace is located here. ( He has a palace in every city) There are quaint bookstores here and a mosque. This is a newer Medina and where the locals shop which should mean quality local handicrafts and products, and should be much cheaper than the touristic Fes and Marrakech. It’s almost 100 years old built by the French #Habous #Casablanca #Morokrew #Morocco #casablancaHabous in Casablanca (2) Habous in Casablanca (5)  My Tita who lived in Morocco says it is cheap to go souk shopping here but as always make sure to haggle to your teeth haha!! 🙂 Habous in Casablanca (6)Habous in Casablanca (8) Habous in Casablanca (4)Make sure to stop by Patiserrie Bennis Habous #Habous #Morokrew #PatisserieBennisHabous #MoroccoHabous in Casablanca (7) Habous in Casablanca (3)  For freshly baked Moroccan Petit Fours #PatisserieBennisHabous #Habous #Morokrew #H2HSweets #MoroccoHabous in Casablanca (9) Habous in Casablanca (10) Habous in Casablanca (1)

Rick’s Cafe Casablanca

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 We wanted to see Rick’s Cafe so we went for drinks which became dinner because it was already late and they seem to push for you to order something per person.  They are also quite strict with photos being taken inside so I am glad I was able to take some

#RicksCafe #Casablanca #Morokrew #Morocco #h2hinteriorsRick's Cafe Casablanca (1)Rick's Cafe Casablanca (10) Rick's Cafe Casablanca (11) Rick's Cafe Casablanca (2) Rick's Cafe Casablanca (3)They put us in a private room which has a bar Rick's Cafe Casablanca (7)Rick's Cafe Casablanca (12) Rick's Cafe Casablanca (13) Rick's Cafe Casablanca (4)  I ordered lamb chops which was actually very good!! 🙂Rick's Cafe Casablanca (5) Rick's Cafe Casablanca (6) Rick's Cafe Casablanca (8) Rick's Cafe Casablanca (9) Click below to go to their websiteRick's Cafe Casablanca website

Hassan II Mosque Casablanca

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 Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the largest mosque in Morocco and in Africa. It was built in 1993 from donations. It can fit up to 125,000 people inside and outside the mosque. It’s beautiful and located facing the Atlantic Ocean #HassanIIMosque #Morokrew #MoroccoHassan II Mosque Casablanca (2) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (3) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (4) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (5) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (6) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (7) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (8) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (9) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (10) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (11) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (12) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (13) Hassan II Mosque Casablanca (14) From Hassan II Mosque we walked on the  Boulevard De La Corniche which is the shoreline by the Atlantic Ocean. It used to be a very popular resort area. It is lined with hotels and restaurants. I wish they developed and improved it some more so it will even be more beautiful. A view of the city of Casablanca from one of the points of La Corniche #Morokrew #BoulevardLaCorniche #AtlanticOcean #Morocco #Casablanca
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