Anne and I were very fortunate to travel to Morroco in Northern Africa recently – we made brief visits to Casablanca and Agadir.  It is a fascinating country and a very different world to what we are accustomed to in western society. Morroco has a very rich culture and everything is colourful – from the goods in the open air markets to the people.

Casablanca is a city of 6.5 million people and the economic capital of Morroco.  It became even more famous because of the movie named after it starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.  Casablanca means “white house” and is now one of Africa’s four largest cities.

One of the main attractions of Casablanca is the Hassan II Mosque. It was a birthday present given to the king on his 60th birthday. It is the world’s second largest religious building after the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca and also has the world’s tallest minaret.   It is an absolutely stunning structure and you will know it when you see it in the slide show.

So, if you get the chance to visit, do it.  Our only regret was that we didn’t spend more time getting to know the people better and exploring the country.