Marrakesh has 3 million people and many tourists, Casablanca has 4 million people and fewer tourists. Somehow it feels that we are in Morocco now, more than before. It seems that we are the only westerners at the hotel we stay at, it is equipped with everything you need as a proper Muslim: even a sticker next the TV pointing towards Mecca

Our tour guide Fouad and our driver Abdul picked us up at 9am to go on a 16 day roundtrip tour through Morocco. First stop after a 3 hour drive was Casablanca with the Mohammed V and the mosque Hassan II. This building was so impressive! It is the 2nd biggest mosque in Africa, the 7th biggest worldwide. And – yes – it is humongous! Check how tiny Ted looks!

We checked in at our hotel and took a walk on the beach: it seemed there were hundreds of people playing soccer! Low tide had just set in and quickly there were all those soccer fields marked in the sand. We were so fascinated that we didn’t see it coming: one big wave and we were soaked! The only dry piece of clothing was my bra – haha!

We got back to the hotel, shower, and off to dinner: of course we chose a Moroccan restaurant, which was super tasty!