Prickly Pears

A noxious weed in Australia, prickly pear abounds in Morocco.


Lots of pips, tastes a little like watermelon.
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Casablanca - slightly newer

There is an art deco section of Casablanca.





OK, pick the odd one out....the last shot was of an old doorway in a market.
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Oasis

Found a lovely little restaurant with a secluded front courtyard.

Lovely food.
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Guard

A bored guard at the Royal Palace.
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Coffee time

Shot from the hip so composition a bit wonky.

Many, many coffee houses around Casablanca but nearly entirely
populated by men. The Casablancan equivalent of guys going down to
the pub to get away from the missus?
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Caveat rambla

The market areas are a trap for tourists - you cannot just wander and
admire things. OK, I know they have to make a living but it is so
hard to just admire the handicraft.
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The better part of town

Wandered into the Nouvelle Medina area - much nicer houses than with
yesterday's post.
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Grumph!

Can't access blogger directly so I am posting by email.

It seems not all of the photo attachments are making the leap through
hyperspace.

Sorry.

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Sacre Coeur Cathedral, Casablanca.

Old cathedral in town but has been used as a convention and exhibition
centre for some time.
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Odd mosque shots

Some of the tiles in the mosque and a shot of the (yet to be made
public) public baths below the mosque.
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Mosque roof

The roof of the Hassan II mosque opens to refresh the air in the
building. We were lucky enough to be there when it did.
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The Hassan II Mosque

The third largest mosque in the world, the top two are in Saudi Arabia
apparently. Holds 25,000 people with room outside for a further
80,000. Build 1986-1993. At night a laser shines from the top of
the minaret towards Mecca.

Very impressive use of space, something I found lacking in Spanish
cathedrals - they have a big building and then fill it with junks so
you don't get the 'wow!' factor from the space.
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Look down too!

There are interesting buildings to look at but you need to keep an eye
on the footpath too!
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Casablanca

Out and about in Casablanca.
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Food

Mmmm...can't blog so back to the email posting for the moment.

Tray: First time I have ever been upgraded to business class. This
was the starter tray for the Barcelona to Casablanca flight.

Sign: I'm sure you can guess.
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