Colin Alexander’s travelogue

Place 1er novembre, Blida, Algeria uploaded on 13 November 2007

The former colonial French bandstand, draped in the Algerian flag, still occupies pride of place on Blida's largest square, overlooked by elegant colonnaded shops and apartments, and the al-Kawthar mosque

Oasis dweller uploaded on 12 November 2007

Algerian boy in the Adrar oasis

"Café Mauresque", Médéa uploaded on 12 November 2007

Mabrouk uploaded on 12 November 2007

Our host in Adrar. Monday to Friday he went to work in a suit.

Take me to the river uploaded on 12 November 2007

Algerian cheikh, near Djelfa

Médéa uploaded on 12 November 2007

Street scene in the "old town" of Médéa, Algeria