There is really too much that happened today plus great picture taking opportunities, so I will over-summarize...and I have some of the sights in the wrong order. [Being a tourist is hard work!!!]
Great sleep and an early breakfast and continued with a later one when Jim and Gail came back from an early morning walk.
Our van was at the front door at the appointed 9:30. Down to Rick's cafe for a photo then to the ABM [Another Beautiful Mosque], next was the Mausoleum for, [I forget] and then we had lunch in Rabat after passing through some pleasant and interesting countryside before a delicious pizza lunch.
In Rabat we walked through the Casbah [old city] and then a short ride to the Medina [which means Old City] where the luggage was transported by others through the winding cobblestone streets to the hotel we were delighted to find it was a trip back in time, about 150 years ago, very, very nice.
So far, Morocco has far exceeded my expectations and I am beginning to understand that all Muslims are not terrorists, they just look like them!
So far, Morocco has far exceeded my expectations and I am beginning to understand that all Muslims are not terrorists, they just look like them!
Our day in pictures...
Pouring hot sweet mint tea at breakfast.
At the Mosque.
It was built in 1970 and took only six years to complete. The construction site became an encampment for the carvers and tradesmen on the site. It is a beautiful building from purely an architectural point of view.
The pillars are marble or granite, the fancy work is plaster, carved and painted on site.
Fellette help me up when I took this overhead shot. It is the chandelier, from Italy.
The main gate, made out of Titanium.
This is a half of the male foot washing area, about 500 feet long.
Jim leaving Rick's Cafe of movie fame. Actually, the movie 'Casablanca' was filmed in Hollywood.
They have a High Speed train between Casablanca and Marrakesh, this is the station.
Pizza lunch. Doug has a cotton scarf on to protect his collar from the heat.
Ceremonial Guard at the entrance to the Mausoleum.
Beautiful, no doubt a traditional Islamic pattern.
These were the re-erected pillars from a mosque, built in the 12th century that was destroyed by an earthquake. Little did they know that Moroccan kids would be climbing them 800 years later to have their picture taken! By the way, kids are kids the world over, they laugh and show off just like our kids at home.
Just a darn good photo that expresses the city. This is the Casbah.
Another good shot that I saw in my mind.
I have a thing about doors...
I also have a thing about alleys...
The Atlantic Ocean, a bit rough for swimming, and it is still 'winter' here.
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Fellette pouring sweet mint tea.
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