De La Corniche Casablanca

... courtyard where all the dead animal skins are and they are throwing them in these dies and it smelt SOOOO bad.  There were so many different skins of animals hanging everywhere. Pat...I do not recommend Morocco for you.  Then they take you into the store where they have thousands of bags, purses, belts, jackets… leather everything. I spent a pretty penny there. They barter with you, but sadly I don’t know if I did the best job. I still got a good deal compared ...

... the least. 2) Smoking inside buildings: I knew I'd have to expect this, since it is the norm in Europe and China. But still, it's hard to be sitting somewhere talking to someone in a meeting or eating and smoke is in your face. I have never smoked, and being in the presence of it too much can make me feel light headed. Americans aren't always the brightest, and we can be pretty ignorant, but ...

... city in one day. On the other hand, it is the country's main transportation hub, so you may find yourself spending more time there. Although Casablanca has a medina and boasts several landmark 1920s and 1930s buildings with art-nouveau, art-deco and traditional Moroccan accents (concentrated around Place des Nations Unies and Place Mohammed V), the most impressive sight by far is the Hassan II Mosque. It was completed in 1993 and is one of the largest mosques in the ...

... was flying around the room (though most of it is bolted down).  Barrett loved the experience and screamed in joy.   We're off for Marrakech tomorrow, so I'll write more then.   Here's some photos of Ricks Cafe in Casablanca, as well as the worlds 2nd largest Mosque.

... see-you-next-years" and I carted my newly acquired luggage (thanks Mom for the stuff) to catch my 6-hour flight to Frankfurt. Here are the links to my latest photo albums: Ghana - end of November, December 2008: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=7 8977&l=c4102&id=504164288 Morocco Album 1: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=7 8987&l=73deb&id=504164288 Morocco Album 2: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=7 9000&l=28041&id=504164288 Next Blog: Germany.

... the markets before exploring other parts of the new town, before aiming for the mosque at sunset.All in all, Casablanca was a worthwhile experience; but having been here I don't feel a desire to return, unlike for Essouria (for the calm and the beach) and Marrakech (for Djemaa el-Fna and the Souks). If we return to Morocco we would like to explore Agadir, Rabat and Fez, potentially slipping down to Essouria should the opportunity present itself!As a footnote, on the flight between ...

... sorte, não contava nada com isso ». Simpatizaram imediatamente comigo e conversamos um bocado. O mesmo de sempre, de onde vens e para onde vais. « Angola ? Como ? Quanto tempo ? Ehhh, és maluco ». Maluco ou não, estava num autocarro que ia fazer 240 km sem pagar a viagem, bondade humana (instantanea ou nao) com uma grande dose de caga a mistura, ja estava a fazer trilhar um pedaço de caminho importante, sem gastar um unico centimo de euro. Foi um dia perfeito.

... It was chicken and olives and so so good. A few of us got into a cab and went to go have a beer at Rick's Cafe (made famous by the movie Casablanca) but a group had book the entire place out. We started walking back along the port road and went for deserts at Cafe Maure... We then caught a cab back to the hotel at around 10.30 .... will be checking out the Hassan II mosque and then the capital Rabat tomorrow..!

... even fit, the streets are so narrow. So donkeys and mules and people pushing and pulling carts are used for transporting goods. At the meat shops where meat just hangs there for all to see, cats are just sitting below waiting for something to fall so they can feed their pregnant bellies. Lots and lots of cats everywhere. We watched the sunset and listened to the call to prayer spread accross the city. After traveling for a few days in cool summer weather ...

... queued for ages to drop our bags off. We arrived in Marrakesh at around eight o'clock local time and took a taxi to our riad (luckily it had been booked in advance via our riad owner). The driving is, what could be described as, hectic. My poor Dad was having kittens in the front seat while there were four of us (my little brother crammed in on our laps) in the back. There are lots of 50cc motorbikes, electric bicycles and pushbikes which cram the roads. It was ...