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Looking toward the river on a cloudy, cool day..

looking toward Sale' from the Oudayas

sailboats and a cat out on the water oceanside

The work is continuing on the fort walls; these are sea-side

The river is back to the right and the sea to the left; that's one of the rock piers just going in

you can see the cranes on the far piers; they piers are just for walking out and fishing; these small towers were for lookouts to watch for pirates sea-side and anyone trying to breech the river

it had to be chilly in those towers don't you think?

these stairs go down river-side

I took this to show you the top of another watch tower, but I think the couple is so cute I centered them instead

but the poor bloke on the rock has no girl (sigh)

they were dredging this part of the river this summer

so not all the crazies are on the northern coast of Scotland dipping into the North Sea!

more surfers and a view of the pier that is being worked on now

those four far out aren't seagulls but one-man sailboats; I didn't see any out during the summer - only now

the crane and pilings for the pier

I like construction sites, can you tell?

I don't know what is going on here. these rocks were not on the beach this summer

it almost looks like some sort of breakwater; this is the beach near the lighthouse; the water is much rougher here

the sign in French and Arabic describing the beach restoration project

I thought I would be on the beach all alone; see all the people lining the wall in the distance?

these are two of the river boats

this is the near end to the Oudayas of the riverfront project; they had just started this when we moved to Rabat in March

This is the new Artist market that has textiles and paintings

This was a one lane road; now four with the circle. they planted all the greenery this summer

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the boats cross the river from this side over to Sale'

looking across the river to Sale'

this part down close to the river is still blocked off; I can only assume they want to get it 'just right' first

I love the colors of the river boats

when you are this cute, it doesn't matter that the area is closed!

Once they let people in, it will be nice eh?

I cannot believe how the grass has come in! They had to re-plant parts of it twice.

I have no idea what these glass enclosures are to be used for! There is no bus route...

I was not the only one with this idea today

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this is across the street; that balcony is staying up on hope

this one is still being finished; NO safety equipment for that chap drilling or sanding

they are still dredging this part of the river

those chaps are turning the big wheels BY HAND

it seemed like most of Rabat was out

Hassan Tower in the distance

taking their rest

Here the road begins to move away from the Oued Bou Regreg (the river). that is November Square in the front and Hassan Tower in the distance.

looking across the river to Sale'

uphill to the Tower plaza

I obviously did not have this idea in a vacuumn

This is the unfinished Hassan Mosque (Le Tour Hassan) that was began by Al-Mansour when he was making grand additions to the city. It was intended to be the grandest mosque of all the Islamic world, but Al-Mansour's deathe in 1199 brought an end to the building and left the mosque incomplete.

unlike Buckingham Palace these guards talk to the crowd

I think it's very nice they don't make the horses stand on the stone

they were very agreeable when I asked to take the photographs

This is the marble Mausoleum of Mohammed V where the present king's grandfather and father are resting.

elaborate zellij mosaics are inlaid for the fountains outside

It is built in traditional Moroccan style

Most all of the tourists today were Moroccans

the tower is at one end of the marble square and the mausoleum at the other

the guards are all lovely about posing with the tourists

the intricate marble

another fountain

this is the ceiling in the passageway outside; look at that wood!

it extends from front to back on both sides

the brass lamps are marvelous; I couldn't get the light right for a closer shot

posing with one of the guards

I had so much fun watching the Moroccans be tourists

the kings's father and grandfather are laid in the marble tombs that are below ground in an open chamber. Visitors enter above and look down.

This chap entered while I was there and read from the Koran

the lighting is magnificent; there are chandeliers below and above in the gallery

The Mausoleum is richly decorated with elaborate zellij mosaics from floor to ceiling.

I ask permission before photographing; they are very good about it

one of the marble tombs

zellij mosaics; I have overexposed it to show the detail

inside the mausoleum; you can see the beauty of the mosaics

there are four guards inside, one at each corner

more of the crowds

The tower is 44 meters tall, it was intended to be 60 meters. The adjacent mosque, which was all but destroyed by an earthquake in 1775, now is represented only by the re-erected, shattered pillars.

looking from the steps of the mausoleum back toward the river

the pillars are all that is left of the grand design for the mosque

the brass guardians of the mausoleum

the man in the fez..

this young couple were so cute

one of the smaller tourists

he had a friend

strolling among the pillars that would have been the mosque

a magnificent ruin

I have no idea what this slab of marble is for

a closer view of the Tower

the marble slab sits in the center of this stadium in front of the tower

looking toward the New City to the left, the Medina ahead, and the Oudayas to the right

there were many families, couples, and friends; I think I was the only person who was there alone

the gardens in the front of the mosque

I thought this was so pretty

a distant view of the mausoleum

yes, I have my phone camera

I just like the brass door in the marble!

I think this building next to the mausoleum is for prayer, but I don't know

look at the symmetry of the arches; I tried to capture the the dimensions in the fourth arch - look 'into' it..

This building is connected to the building next to the mausoleum. I'm not at all sure what it is. I think the building (with the doors) is for prayer.

the guards around one of the other sides

yes, I was fascinated with this building; it's all white marble

one of three football games in progress around the grounds of the mosque

This is Morocco - you have to have cakes!

late visitors entering the side gate from the city side

This is November Square. I think it is dedicated to Moroccan independence, but I'm not certain

it is a popular site for socializing

you are looking toward the river, and that is Sale' in the background

the new berths by the bridge across the Oued Bou Regreg to Sale'; I have only seen one boat docked so far..

just another defensive wall; you never know... I like the look-out tower

this is the new four lane highway looking back toward the Oudayas coming from Hassan Tower

they are still dredging this end of the river

the colorful boats of the river

That's the oldest mosque in Rabat; and there is the weird tree to the left, just off my roof/terrace

and I end my walk headed home

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