Morocco

It was hard to write a post from Morocco as the internet wasn't that great. But I can finally do an update on our tour now that we are back in Spain.

We left Spain by ferry and sailed across the Strait of Gibraltar to North Africa, this took less than an hour. The ferries are never on time, so there is always a wait but fortunately, not too long. We then travelled by road to Rabat, the capital of Morocco where we spent our first night. The movie Black Hawk Down was filmed here and I was expecting it to be like the movie, fortunately, it was much better. Quite a modern city in many ways and during our visit, we visited a beautiful mosque. Part of the floor is made of glass so the worshippers can kneel directly over the ocean's waters.

                       

                                         

                                         

I was impressed with all the beautiful mosaic work in Morocco and loved seeing them close up and really appreciated the work involved.

On the way to Marrakesh, we visited Casablanca, a city that is not as romantic as the movie. The movie was filmed in a Hollywood studio, not in Morocco but there is a Rick's Cafe in Casablanca as someone has decided to cash in on the movie's popularity!

Marrakesh was interesting, I liked it and we had 2 nights there with a walk through the walled Medina which would be easy to get lost in as it's like a maze. The temperature was over 40C and the hotel pool was a popular place to be in the late afternoon.

The road to Fes where we also had 2 nights, was an interesting drive as the landscape was constantly changing with cedar forests in the mountains and sweeping desert. I liked Fes too, we visited the Medina, the old city with 9000 alleyways and this time we would have got lost if we hadn't a guide to get us through! 

There were stray cats everywhere in Morocco but hardly any dogs which was just the opposite of South America, where we encountered many stray dogs and only a few cats!

                           

                                              

                             

                             

I enjoyed visiting Morocco, it was interesting and similar to Egypt in many ways. It is an exotic country with all the smells and colours you would expect but of course, it is a third world country. You don't come here expecting the amenities and luxuries from home but that is the adventure of travel.