Morocco: Casablanca


In Casablanca, the first stop we made was at Notre Dame Cathedral. In 2014, we visited the Sacre Coeur Cathedral, which I mistook for Notre Dame. So I was a bit confused why the church looks different. Then, I was reminded that I got my churches confused.

The church was simple, given that this is predominantly a Muslim country. The façade is simple and the altar is equally simple. Both sides however are lined with large panels of stained glass windows.

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We spent a short time in the cathedral, and then the bus dropped us off in the curb by what appears to be the downtown area. We walked away from the main road and ended up in a small street named after the Moroccan scholar and traveler Ibn Battuta

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From here, we continued to walk until we reached the palace gates. We had to go through the check point with the tour guide making sure we were wearing our tour group lanyard. The husband was caught shooting and entered through the check gate on his own and was held up. He was allowed to go through once the tour guide arrived and vouched for his connection with the tour group. Lesson learned.

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For perspective a full grown man has to tippy toe to reach the door knockers.

From here, we took the bus for a quick look-see of the city before going to the hotel.


Comments

  1. Wow -- glad your hubby got reunited with you and the rest of the group! That is a massive cathedral and beautiful. But I don't understand why they put those door knobs up so high???

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  2. Beautiful church with interesting stained glass windows.

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  3. Stunning shots. You have such wonderful trips and capture them so well. Glad you husband was able to re-join the group without too much of a problem.

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  4. Wonderful photos ~ awesome choices and divine colors ~

    Happy Week to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka, (A Creative Harbor)

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