Like Canberra, Morocco's official capital city, Rabat, is overshadowed by two metropolises, Casablanca and Marrakesh. It is an elegant, spacious city and quite a change from the frenetic, closed in world of other cities focused on their historic medinas.
These are photos of the "nouvelle ville" - long, spacious, palm lined boulevards, smart cafes, a graceful Art Deco train station, a beautiful faux Moorish post office and streets full of charming white hotels and street lamps.
Stepping out of the station I thought we were in Nice or Cannes or some ritzy, Spanish seaside town.
The Bou Regreg, the channel separating Rabat and its sister city, Sale, is nowadays connected by a modern tramway system (a little bit of Switzerland thrown into the mix).
The railway station with its Art Deco mix of modern and oriental elements...
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