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Favorite thing: The Kasbah des Oudaïa is a beautiful and quiet spot in the every increasingly busy Rabat. The standard of the streets and the houses is far above what you would expect to find in most other old cities in Morocco.
Everything evolves around white houses with blue painted parapets. It definitely has the air of just having been painted. There are very few people walking through the streets, so chances are that you will have it all more or less to yourself.
Written Nov 29, 2005
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Fondest memory: My best memories of Rabat refer to a visit to Chellah, walled Merinides burial sight, formerly ancient Roman city. I liked peace and quiet of the place, lack of other visitors; well, there were... two and surely white storks and their nestles I found there.
Surely add ancient Roman ruins, the minaret with a stork's nest on the top (on my picture), the tombs and graves, the white koubba etc. more details in my off the beaten path tips.
Written Jul 29, 2005
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Favorite thing: The reflection of the cathedral in the glass front of a bank gives something strange ! Religion distorted by Money ! That might be the occasion for some philosophical thinking that I will not perform !
Updated Nov 12, 2004
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Favorite thing: From the front, with its twin white towers, it is more evident that it is a cathedral. It is not open for tourist's visits. If you want to see the inside, you have to come at one of the masses. I suppose it is on Sunday morning.
Updated Nov 12, 2004
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Favorite thing: Arriving closer, you will discover that it is Saint Pierre (Saint Peter) cathedral, the catholic cathedral of Rabat. It has been built in a style that mixes local and European influences. The white towers are mimicking the minarets of mosques and the glass stained window remind of the moucharabieh.
Updated Nov 12, 2004
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Favorite thing: When going out of the Agdal railway station, you can see, 500 m away a strange tower. If you go nearer, you discover that it belongs to a strange building with an unidentified style which looks somehow local but not completely.
Updated Nov 12, 2004
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Favorite thing: After fruits, some local cakes from the nearby market. Moroccan pastry is one of the best of the Mediterranean if not the best. It uses a lot of honey and of ground almonds. This is not for weightwatchers ! It uses also various flours : not only wheat or corn flour but also chickpeas flour.
Updated Nov 12, 2004
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Favorite thing: What a surprise to find here cepes, edible boletus, in early May, while in France they appear much later. The price was also amazingly low : 55 dirhams per kilo. In France they are often sold 6 or 7 folds that price !
Updated Nov 12, 2004
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Favorite thing: Honeydew melons, avocados, oranges, everything is locally grown and full of juice and sugar ! Oranges and tomatoes are widely exported towards Europe but other fruits, such as avocados or melons, that could be, remain on the local market and are not or little exported.
Updated Nov 12, 2004
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Favorite thing: Oranges, tomatoes, garlic, onions are found everywhere but the gombos are something special, mostly found around the Mediterranean. They are looking like small cucumbers, the size of a thumb and give a special softness to tajines.
Updated Nov 12, 2004
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