RabatMapFebruary 11–12, 2014 Rabat is a city of uneven rooftops.  Beautiful doors.  And archways.  Archways.  Archways.  The old part of the city, where the winding streets and beauty are, is surrounded by a wall and adjoins the new part.  A payphone.  A tram traffic light.  The tram shelters are very beautiful.  And the trams are low-floored, quiet, fast and incredibly long.  Modern civilization shouldn’t blemish antiquity. That’s why the cell tower is disguised as a palm tree (like in Benin, Botswana, Mauritius, Zambia or Namibia).  And trash dumpsters are kept in clay enclosures.  Let’s take a walk through the old city.  A metal smith.  A man selling cell phone cases.  Tissues for sale.  Clothing.  Shoes.  A sheep skull covered with plastic wrap.  A cook.  Schoolgirls. 
“Aaaah! Oh god, what is that? Eww, come on, why are taking pictures?”  The noble sage from Arab miniatures lives on here.  |
