These photos are from our second day in Casablanca.

T_24_0068 Hassan II Mosque is one of the largest mosques outside of Mecca. It is 20,000 square metres, with a minaret that is 200m high, making it the tallest minaret in the world. The mosque has space inside for 25,000 worshippers, and 80,000 more in the courtyard.

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It is the only mosque in Morocco that non-Muslims can enter, though on a guided tour.

Here are a few images of its interior.

T_24_0086 T_24_0089 T_24_0096 T_24_0100 Here are more photos from Casablanca.

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This is inside a very small shop along the street. The telephones were on its outside.

At one restaurant our group was served these small plates for sharing.

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T_24_0121Veda and Vanessa

Veda and Vanessa in this restaurant.

T_24_0113 Egrets hanging out in a palm tree.

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T_24_0124 The following day we boarded our small bus and headed north to Rabat.