Last Images of Morroco
CuriousOyster
Steve & Trish Brown
Fri 3 Oct 2008 16:04
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We have been very priviledged to have been here for the whole of the Ramadan Festival as well as before and after. After 30 days the fast ended on Tuesday to be followed by two days holiday, when the locals took time out to be with their families to stroll around the city, along the riverside walks and into the new marina complex. Once again I regretted being unable to take photographs of the people in a variety of dress styles. The girls in typical western mini skirts and skimpy tops to older woman in Burkas or Kaftans and headscarfs. The men and boys in western style suits, casual shirt and trousers or Jalabas and Fez. Perhaps this best sums up Morroco. Probably the easiest going of all Muslim countries I have been impressed by the friendliness of the people, their freedom of dress and the acceptance of other religions, with the Catholic churches and Jewish synagogues in Rabat as full as the many mosques. At the same time this is most definately a Muslim country with the Meuzzin calling the faithful to prayer throughout the day and the strict but self imposed, observance of the Ramadan period.     Trish and I will be sorry to leave Morroco tomorow but with favourable weather forecast for the next 5 days we need to make the crossing to the Canaries to arrive in time to meet friends and family who are flying in to spend some time with us. Having got to know a little of the country it would have been nice to have had more time to explore inland and in particlular take another road trip over the Tiz'n'Tichka pass to Ouzarzate and then south to the northern edge of the Western Sahara. Perhaps another time..... Inshalla!!!! |