Saturday, 1 February 2014

27 – 28 January 2014 – Casablanca, Morocco

Casablanca is the biggest city and commercial capital of Morocco.  Most travellers only stay long enough to change planes or catch a train but we decided to stay for a couple of days to check out the country’s biggest mosque and acclimatise ourselves to Morocco

A selection of tagines for dinner

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Carpets for sale in a Casablanca showroom

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Murals on the walls of Casablanca’s old medina

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The Hassan II Mosque is the third largest mosque in the world with the tallest minaret in the world

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The mosque was built partially on land and partially out into the Atlantic Ocean to illustrate the verse from the Quran that God’s throne is on the water

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Corrosion resistant titanium doors

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Ablution rooms

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Entrance to the hammam (Turkish baths)

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The hammam

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La Sqala Restaurant nestled in the ramparts of the old medina

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You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss…  The entire movie was shot inside the Warner Brothers studio in Hollywood and not in Casablanca at all!

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