casablanca, rabat, & volubilis

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Our first night (we arrived at about midnight) in Casablanca in a hotel with this view.
We spent little time there except to rent a car and head to Rabat that afternoon.


In Rabat we stayed at a hotel in the medina (town from the mediaeval era).  Interesting color scheme,
but it was nice and cheerful.  Only a squat pot and no shower--the shape of things to come!  The medina
in Rabat is nice and clean and not as crazy as some of the other cities.

 
This is in that same hotel at night.  I just opened up the lens for a while and the clouds whisked by.

 
Looking out over the ocean in Rabat from the small Oudaias Kasbah.


This little kasbah was so beautiful and colorful.  The walls were blue and white and doorways of different colors. 
Moroccans have a thing for colors.  It is refreshing after the largely brown, tan, brownish, and tannish colors of Egypt.

 
More pictures from Kasbah Oudaias

 
Driving from Rabat toward Fes.  Beautiful landscapes and farms and a small mountain town, Moulay Idriss (R).


The girls playing Roman statues at Volubilis, a city of ruins near Moulay Idriss. 
It is in a beautiful setting in the countryside.

 
India with Mom and Dad at Volubilis.  On the left you can see a stork nest,
one of two on top of the columns at Volubilis.


The girls loved climbing around on the ruins of Volubilis.  It was a nice break from being in the the car
and living in Cairo.  We left this place happy to be in Morocco.

Morocco Pictures:
Casablanca, Rabat, Volubilis
Fes & Azrou
The Sahara
Ouarzazate, Anamer, Marakech, & Essaouria