It is not so big city as Essaouira, maybe there it is less to do and see, but anyway I almost felt in love with El Jadida LOL. It was so calm and peaceful, no hassle, people very kind also. When I came I didn't know how to find to the Riad I booked so I asked in one shop near the entrance. The guy explained how to find it and it was so nice from him that he cared about. The next day, when he saw me he asked if I found Riad. It was really nice from him. He never tried to get me into his shop, to sell something to me, only wanted know if I found good without problem.
From terrace it was one wonderful view in all direction of El Jadida and the sea. Then I took a promenade through the town. It is not so big town and I liked it to walk there and see all old houses which unfortunately were a lot destroyed. They would need a little renovation, but probably or not probably but certainly there was no money for that. But one and another house was renovated and it was fine. But even they not renovated houses were fine too.
There is wonderful Portuguese Cistern where I spent one hour at least I think. It was so marvelous, incredible what the light done. I could not have enough of that. It was so simple and there fore so beautiful. I saw Cistern in Istanbul and it was so shiny and decorated so I did not like it so much..
I got leave it in any case and continue my walk through town and so I took the way to fortress and the wall that went around the entire old Portuguese El Jadida.
Next my trip went to Kasbah Boulaouane which I read about in many years but never got possibility to visit it. Now I was near and had also time to visit it. It is not so far from El Jadida or from Settat but it needs the car of course to go there.
It is old Kasbah, but very nice and worth to visit. It was built by Moulay Ismail in 1710 so now it is not so much left, but the wall around is almost whole, ruin of Mosque and Zawyia is still there.
There is left also the prison where I would not wish to stay LOL. The entrance and "the rooms" there are not so inviting. Not any window, only the whole it was all. So if it was rainy, prisoners could take "a shower".
The knowledgeable guard who was very happy to show me the whole Kasbah, he told even about story a little.
From Kasbah it was beautiful view over river Oum Er-Rbia.
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The entrance was free but I gave to guard a little more than 30 DH and he was grateful for that, wanted to invite me to lunch. But I had a little hurry back to El Jadida so I thanked him only and leaving.
The trip to the Kasbah was a bit exciting because the bridge over the river was broken and I had to drive through the water. It felt a bit scary but then I decided to risk it. There were people around so in case I got stuck or so I would get help. But it went well, it was fun too and then I could continue without problems until the Kasbah.
However back to El Jadida I took one other way, didn't know if worker on the bridge are still there or if they gone home and I wanted not take risk that I get stuck. It was getting a bit late as well, in addition to drizzle so although it was a little further to El Jadida, I took the longer road anyway.
My last day I would go back to Casablanca to spend my last night there before going back home. I took coast way because I not like much to take a motorway which is boring and nothing to see. But, actually apart from Azzemour, the coast way was a little boring too, however I could not know it in advance of course.
But I not had gone to Medina even if it could be nice inside, was looking a little only from outside because I had to leave the car at car company and then go to the hotel and I wanted not be too late because I booked for the last night one nice room and wanted to enjoy it also. It showed that it was right choice and I enjoyed very much my last night in Morocco.
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