Hassan II mosque, Casablanca

We were on our way to the Hassan II mosque by following the minaret and we happened upon this slum where people lived in some horrendous living conditions. The irony is here is the biggest and most lavish mosque in North Africa. The site of the mosque is beautiful, just off the Atlantic coast. We weren't allowed to go anywhere near the ocean side of the mosque. To me that side is the more interesting side of the mosque. The mosque, otherwise, is sterile and was not at all worth visiting. We didn't pay to go in. All mosques in Morocco forbid entry of non muslims unlike in Egypt, where we can just go into any mosque. All mosque required us to remove our shoes, only some required us to cover our heads. In fact the custodians of all the mosques in Egypt love foreign visitors because they can extract  tips from us by showing us around.The flag of Morocco. Along the coast we can see new and expensive highrises lining the promenade and overlooking the Atlantic ocean. We had a whole day in Casablanca and we had a hard time trying to fill up our day. There wasn't very much worth seeing. Most of the international flights come in and fly out of Casablanca. That was why we were in Casablanca. The next time, we'll just fly in, stay the night and head right out the next day.