Our tour begins...
First stop Hassan 11 Mosque..our second tour but well worth a return visit.
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An hour’s drive north of Casablanca is Rabat, the political capital with 600,000 residents. We had a whirlwind tour of this ancient/cosmopolitan city.
Lunch in an outdoor cafe
Tagines aplenty
Mint tea
King Hassan 11’s mausoleum, built in 1999 by his son, the present king, Mohamed V1.
A palace guard
The mausoleum
An unfinished mosque begun by Yacoub el Mansour in 1195 but died in 1199 and was left incomplete.
The palace horse guards
Another colourful water seller
Our first kasbah - fortified town - Kasbah of the Oudbaia - constructed by Yacoub el Mansour in 1190s.
Beautiful gardens
An ancient well
Some of the residents
Colour everywhere
Georgia and Emerald, the other Aussies on our tour
The colourful residential sector of the Kasbah
Loved the juxtaposition of washing and dignified fortress
An hour and half drive east to Meknès
Storks
Sheep
Our hotel in MEKNES
Meknès is 600m above sea level between two major mountain ranges - Prierif and mid-Atlas mountains. Again, a city with its ancient and modern sections. We dined at a local family restaurant tonight. Set menu. Lots of ice creameries and cafes.
M&M
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