The Mosque

The Hassan II Mosque is quite a sight. The mosque sits on the Atlantic Ocean, near the Casablanca port, and is the second largest mosque in the world. We were, for obvious reasons of faith, not allowed inside, but were able to walk around the courtyard. In some ways being there made me think of Babel. There were tourists from all corners of the globe, speaking different languages. I have been in Godless countries before, but Morocco is different. Aside from the few children that were playing soccer in the street, there is little joy. After talking to the locals in the old city, which is not tourist oriented, they have shared that everyone is working an angle. In some ways, we feel bad for them, most things here are dirty and the apathy towards life is evident as you meet the town.

We will post more tomorrow, we are presently using a trial of the internet at a bar/cafe in Madrid. CW loves it here already. Today was a bit too much of an adventure AGAIN, but we are here and happy.