Monday 7th July
Last night after group gathering with tour guide Rasheed - we had dinner on 16th floor - which gave us great view over roof tops to Atlantic.
Today our first stop was Mosque of Hassan ll - completed 1993 after 6 years of 24/7 work costing in excess of 800 million- quite beautiful. All materials from Morocco except Italian chandeliers and small section of carrera marble. Cedar ceilings carved, exquisite tiling etc etc - a work of art. 2nd biggest to the one in Mecca
Next to Rabat - lunch of tagune- then local guide took us to Sultan Yacoub al Monsour’s unfinished mosque - 1195 - it was to be the biggest ever - he died before completion and was just left. It did have a roof - which collapsed in 17th c earthquake