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On to Morocco
... and hung around for 2 hours while the alternator got taken out, rebuilt and stuck back in. It is a removal job I have done myself at home, but the rebuilding part we would never undertake at home… we would just buy a rebuilt alternator and whack it in. Amazing the ingenuity to rebuild it on the spot, but also a truly delightful experience to interact with the dozens of workers at the shop while the work was being done, including thirteen year old Younes, the owner’s son ...
Rabat, like a tourist
... walls of bright blue and white, quite a drastic change from the Medina. It reminded me alot of the Greek Isles like Mykonos and Santorini. Each residence had a unique, brightly painted door, which made it very interesting just to walk through all of the narrow pathways to see which door was the best. In addition to the residences, there was a nice platform from which to view the ocean and the surrounding areas of Rabat.
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Rabat and Ramadan
... me!), which was only 2 dirhams more than the bus. Absolutely loads of people were queueing for taxis and buses now, as it was 6.40pm and iftar would be possible aft erh muerzzin call at 7pm.
I sat at the corner of the medina eatery and sat, like all the others, with an empty table in front of me, until 7pm. In the meantime, the waiter had placed a tray with a glass of milk, dates, egg with fresh cumin, sugary shebbakia and harsha (buttery bread, fried). ...
Leaving Morocco
... with their role as a tourist destination, ruled by a benevolent king. They are in many respects. But in the meantime, they build a $9 billion solar plant in the desert, the largest port on the Mediterranean, a stable economy, and a notoriously peaceful monarchy in a 98% Muslim country.
Hamdullah!
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Lost on a bus in Rabat
... in a saffron and olive oil marinade, fresh fruits - all served as separate courses), but the restaurant staff looked like they were not expecting FOUR BUSLOADS of tourists. The sellers, however, were - and they were waiting for us when we left the restaurant. One of the people on our bus who had bought something at a previous stop noted that theywere the same ones as we had met at the mausoleum. We thought it would have been more efficient to just ...


