Its (where the &$^! is the inverted comma on this keyboard) really not. Wide avenues lined with trees, nice cars, cafes with apple pies and internet cafes which work (albeit with french/arabic keyboards). It feels weird. It has been raining the last two days and been quiet cold. I didnt expect Africa to be cold. Mali, which not too far, was scorching just over a month ago.
The medinas, the saving grace, in each city gives you a glimse of what old Morocco must have been like. They are beautiful. Narrow cobblestone streets flanked by bright blue houses tightly packed together. Small tea shops serving mint tea with people playing cards and ludo. Men loitering around smoking cigarettes bought individually with middle eastern tunes coming from shops selling roast goat sandwiches. This is more like what I was hoping for.
I spent the day in Casablanca yesterday and am now in Rabat. After lunch Ill head to Sale for the rest of the day. Tomorrow at some stage Ill take a bus to Tangier and then on to Chefchaouen where I intend to spend a day. Its a bit removed from this frantic city life.
5 more malaria tablets to go.
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