Rabat Day 3
26 January 2011
Morning walk in the rain to the Hassan Mosque and Mausoleum,
midday walk to the Chellah, Tea at IES and a visit with a
newspaper publisher.
Mister Mustapha Khalfi, Director of publication, the Attajdid
Newspaper
Fouad pouring tea
Tiles of a font near the Mausoleum of Mohammed V
Mosque of Hassan under clearing skies
Clearing skies
Entrance to the mosque
Guards at the Mausoleum
Dome of the Mausoleum
Reflection of a chandelier in the mausoleum
Interior of the Mausoleum with West Door
The Tower of Hassan from the Mausoleum
The tower of Hassan
The Chellah (original walled city of Ribat)
Renovation
Entrance to the Chellah
Minaret in the Chellah
Babysitters
Awaiting attention
Storks on the dome of a shrine to an Berber saint
Flying the friendly skies
Portals
Well-stacked stones
A stork overlooking the ancient mosque
Veiw from the mosque
Enjoying the remains
The path to ruins
Weather vanes
Stumps of stone
Morning glories
Generations
From the gardens
Subaquatic colors
Roman columns in an Islamic wall
Tombs of the Merinid Kings