Decided on a day out of town and so took the train to Casablanca with a picnic lunch. Rather a lot of bustle when we arrived but we managed to find our way to the old town (Medina) and walked through the souk towards the Hassan II Mosque. Building began in 1980 and it was inaugurated in 1993. It is absolutely colossal second only to Mecca! St Peter’s in Rome could easily fit inside it. With it being Friday we weren’t able to take a tour inside and better descriptions are found elsewhere so just help your selves to our snaps. We meandered back through the souk and along Art Deco Streets past the Law Courts and French Consul in the modern part of town to the Park de la Ligue Arabe where we “snaffed” lunch.
During the afternoon we took a petit Taxi to the Habous Quarter which is a New Town area being built in the 1930’s. This was by far the most European style seen so far with neat but haphazard streets and exceedingly clean souk. We stopped for afternoon tea overlooking the village green. Ever the opportunists Malcolm was asked at least 3 times if he wanted his shoes cleaned by itinerant workers. He did succumb so everyone was happy.
Apart from a non eventful train ride home that completes the Casablanca day out. If we had another day or two I’m sure we could have filled it.
Images are in Picasa.- maybe not today as this looks as though it's corrupted and the wifi is poor
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