Hotel Guynemer Casablanca

... next morning we woke up and had breakfast and then took the bus back to the ship. We had one night on the ship in Casablanca before we left the next day. It was nice to be back on the ship and get back to a routine and see everyone that we hadn’t seen for a while. We have just been going to class and taking care of school stuff so far. Yesterday it was really nice out and we played a lot of volleyball and hung by the pool. I got pretty burnt. Today ...

... fact about Morocco: Education at public universities is free Best hotel laundry service: Ibis (Casablanca) Best hotel overall: Hotel Charf in Tangier (laundry service, good restaurant, charm, wi-fi in lobby, clean rooms) Things I learned about rotary: their good work and generosity, their people and kindness, their politics (probably unavoidable and common as in any organization) Things I love about Moroccans: their ...

... with hejabs or even burka-type coverings. Mariam said that the Berber women are tattooed on their faces, so they often will cover their faces for that reason. We also saw young people dressed in the same thing you would see them wearing at home. Of course there were also a lot of tourists there. The people were very friendly. Several times we were stuck in traffic next to a busload of people and it was no time before we were all smiling and waving to each ...

Je suis venu a casablanca pour 2 choses. Le visa mauritanien et voir la mosque Hassan 2 la 3eme plus grande mosquee du monde. Mon visa ne se fera pas car le consulat vient de bouger a rabat. Donc j irai tester ma chance a Dahkla et sinon a la frontiere. On vera.

... of the ancient city of Medina. Our first morning together and we head for the supermarket to provision for the next part of our journey. The supermarkets are the same as at home except the have large sections of spices and herbs which look and smell wonderful and give you a middle eastern type feel. After a big shop we all caught the train into Casablanca and hit the Old Medina markets. They were great, like walking into an old time markets with narrow streets and ...

... Edward Island converging on the Mosque at call to prayers! Inside, the Mosque is a feast for the eyes -- marble from the Middle Atlas, granite ...

Day 2 in Casablanca gets interesting. While typing the day 1 entry, Rob and met the only guy in the whole city who likes Goa. 24 hours into our stay we connect witha local promoter who takes around townfo the day. Mint tea, New Town, Sheesha and sandwhich, followed by some drunken club antics that put my old stories to shame. I have to say that the club music left somthing to be desired, but the people were great. I thought this was a ...