Dear Reader (2025-11-04 – posted simultaneously to FB)
In today’s post you and I visit Timimoun. The town is located in south-central Algeria, and is known for its red ochre buildings. It is also a gateway to the part of the Sahara called the Grand Erg Occidental. I found it interesting for its signs of an Algeria that no longer exists (photos 01,10). I also found it a town of contrasts.
~ The hotel we stayed in had a pleasantly refreshing pool.
~ In the corner of an empty market stall standing vertically were 4 camel legs with skin and hooves intact (yes I have a photo but I’m not sure you want to see it).
~ Just off the main street there is wealth of textures (09 to 11).
Notes on Photos
~ 01, 10 – Signs of a past.
~ 03 – Hotel pool – looking out towards desert
~ 04 – Hotel pool – looking back towards hotel
~ 05 – Outdoor carpet seller
~ 06 to 08 – Indoor market
~ 07 – The communal water “fountain” – I watched a man rinse the metal mug in the bucket, partially fill the mug, down the water and put the metal cup back on top of the cooler.
~ 12 – On the main street.
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