Chellah, Rabat, Morocco
No Comments »3rd February, 2013; Category: Africa, Exotic Destinations, Historic places, Holidays, Morocco
Chellah in Rabat, Morocco
During our short visit to Rabat in Morocco we visited the Chellah district, including this old, impressive fortress. The walls surround an old part of the city and include a magnificent garden as well as the Roman ruins of Sala Colonia. (Photos of these ruins in a few days’ time.)
I found that these impressive fortress walls quite intriguing; we have nothing like them in our young country here in Australia.
Chellah in Rabat, Morocco
Gardens at Chellah in Rabat, Morocco
Chellah in Rabat, Morocco
Scenes of Rabat, Morocco
Scenes of Rabat, Morocco
On our visit to Morocco we sadly didn’t spend much time in the capital Rabat. The tour we were on could only cover the highlights of a country. It would take many months – even years to see everything worth seeing. The few hours we had in this beautiful and intriguing place were enough to whet the appetite and make one vow to someday return – for a much longer period.
Today I share a few photos taken during that stay. They do not do justice to the city.
Scenes of Rabat, Morocco
Scenes of Rabat, Morocco
Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco
1 Comment »30th January, 2013; Category: Africa, Exotic Destinations, Historic places, Holidays, Morocco
Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco
On our short visit to the capital of Morocco, we briefly stopped in front of the Royal Palace, shown in today’s photos. This palace is one of the more beautiful buildings in the wonderful city of Rabat. The guards at the gate shown in the photo above seemed not be too concerned about a small group of Australian and English tourists snapping away happily with their cameras. The probably knew our guide; he seemed to know everyone else.
The gate itself is just another magnificent example of the stunning mosaics of Morocco. Wherever we went we saw many examples of this fine art. It was hard not to take dozens of photos of each example; observing my wife in action, I think she did.
Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco
Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco
Rabat, the capital city of Morocco
Fortified wall of the old city of Rabat
After our short stay in Casablanca we travelled by mini-bus on to the ancient city of Rabat. This city is one of great contrasts, with the old fortified walls surrounding the old city, while nearby modern buildings show a thriving, modern city as the administrative centre of Morocco as well as being the capital city.
Over the coming days I’ll show a selection of photos taken during our short visit to Rabat.
Rabat, capital of Morocco
Cattle Egret in the streets of Rabat
Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
No Comments »16th July, 2012; Category: Africa, Art Galleries, Ethiopia, Historic places, Holidays, Museums
Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa
On our return from visiting Entoto Natural Park near Addis Ababa we directed our driver to find an art gallery we wanted to visit. With a little difficulty we found the building in a back street, only to find that it had closed some time ago. Our driver suggested a good alternative – the Ethnological Museum.
The above photo shows part of the entrance into the museum, but after that point I was not allowed to take any photos. We found that that museum was a fascinating place to visit and were sorry we only had about an hour to spend there. A whole day visit would be advisable to anyone wishing to see this great display of cultural and artistic aspects of Ethiopia. If that is not possible, even a two or three hours would be recommended.
An very interesting part of the display is the section dedicated to Emperor Hailie Selassi. He used the building as his palace during the time he led the country. I think it is quite fitting to have this building dedicated to his important place in Ethiopian history. Our elderly guide was once a personal servant of the emperor himself.
Addis Ababa University
The old palace and museum is situated in the midst of the Addis Ababa University. While we didn’t explore the grounds of the university, I did take the photos shown below while we were there.
Grounds of the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Grounds of the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Grounds of the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia