Hotel La Tour Hassan Rabat
26 Rue Chellah Rabat, BP 14, Morocco
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Rabat, like a tourist
... added to the enjoyableness of area. I stayed about an hour walking around all of the ruins, and then was advised by the loud whistles of the security that it was about to close.
So Medina - check, Kasbah - check, Mausoleum - check, and Chellah - check. My sightseeing was done for the day, I headed back to the hotel, took a shower, got some dinner at a little place by the hotel, and called it a day. I am ready for my next adventure - Fes.
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Rabat and Ramadan
... running it said they would be open on Wednesday, as they were Christians. After asking if they were absolutely sure, I decided to stay in Rabat for the next 2 days, at least being able to update travel journals on the day everywhere else would be closed.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
I only got 3.5 hours sleep again, as I wrote up journals 'til 2.35am and woke at 6am (it just isn't fair!), re-hashing my travel plans to fit in with the extra days ...
Rabat In One Day
... with any kind of confrontation is to try and out yell the other party before taking their shirt off to fight them. As a whole they do not appear to have any sense of reason. After enjoying some roadside entertainment we continued on with our day by walking to the National Archaeological Museum. Although not as impressive as in other countries we found this museum interesting as it housed a number of artefacts recovered ...
Dance like a Rabat
... included. Amazingly cheap, though it was quite basic - bring your own toilet roll sort of thing. Hot water though, which was nice. The hostel filled up at night, and there were a few interesting people to talk to. Might have been nice to have a little wine, but the Muslim run hostel allowed no drink, smoking or "fraternising". There was a large group of French people, who were completely anti-social, so that killed the vibe anyway. On the ...
Morocco Part 1: Wait, are we really in Africa?
... It sounded kind of like a song. It was the Islamic call to prayer. In each town there are several minarets, tall towers where a man literally calls the people to pray five times a day. My naïve expectation was that life there stops for a little and everyone goes to pray at the mosques. This could not be further from the truth. Although their religion can be a large part of their lives, it does not revolve around it.
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