Monday, July 30, 2007

Casablanca to Meknes

Heeding the morning call to prayer, we arose early and headed to the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, the third largest and most expensive to build in the world. It was very impressive and huge. Imported chandeliers and marble. During Ramadan, it can hold over 25000 worshippers insidee and another 75,000 peopele outside. It even has a retractable roof. It did lack some of the character of some of the older mosques that we have been in.

Then we were off to Rabat, a hour train ride. The Kasbah des Oudayas was beautiful. It is a fortress with an adminstrative center, a baker, a butcher, a mosque, a medersa and a hamman. It had beautiful winding alleys of blue and white and a beach fronting the Atlantic where the Moroccans go to relax. It was the 9th year anniversary of the King, so it was a big holiday. Then we went to the Mausoleum for King Mohammed V.

We were on the train again to Meknes, a 2.5 hour ride with no AC. It is about 100 degrees here in the shade. The countryside was desert and hills, with some green here and there.

Tomorrow we go to the Roman Ruins at Volubilis and then Fez.

The keyboard here is very challenging. We keep writing q for a and ; for m: So ignore typos. Plus we cannot figure out how to type the exclamation point.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Sue and Reggie,
I just came back from a three week trip to the far east yesterday and glad to find your email to your travel blog. I will "come along". Thank you the invite!
Have fun and safe travel!

Best,
Arthur

Anonymous said...

You will like Casablanca. That’s not to say that Casablanca itself is not beautiful and historical; the Henri Prost-designed French New Town – added during the French protectorate of the city – is a stunning mixture of grandiose Hispano-Mauresque and Art Deco styles, and in its wide streets you’ll find majestic hotels, official buildings and grand villas. Arguably the best French quarter in Morocco. Casablanca is a beautiful city that rewards the visitor with an exciting concoction of European influenced ambience with the distinctive Moorish flavour of North Africa. Casablanca offers plenty to charm from the sheer spendor of the Hassan II Mosque to the narrow streets of the Medina.

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