October 26, 2024
Busy Market Samples - Dates were yummy! Passed on Oysters.
After a stop at a government approved shop rugs and Moroccan wares. We were leaving new city and headed into Medina, the oldest part of walled city. Lots of food vendors, cooking in tagines. The Jewish quarter is here, with synogue for 2M jews who live here.
Casablanca mosque only have one minaret, always green at peak. Muslim Homes typically have 4 rooms around a center courtyard with a fountain to keep cool, no windows, balconies or Air Conditioning; but they do have rooftop gardens. Four bedrooms, because they are allowed 4 wives. Women stay completely covered with outsiders and can leave off face covering when with family.
Below 2 Landmark's - Rick's Cafe for Tourist and Hassan II Mosque - 2nd largest in Africa, 14th largest in World. The Minaret is 60 stories high topped with a Laser, directed to point to Mecca 9 it's 2nd highest in World. Was completed in 1993 and sits alongside the Atlantic Ocean. 105,000 worshipers can pray here - 25k inside mosque and another 80k on outside grounds.
