Sheraton Casablanca Hotel Twrs

... change of flight. Just a minor inconvenience for us - luckily we have time to spare before our flight back home to Australia. We were talking to an Egyptian businessman who was trying to get to Algeria for meetings, and a family with 3 small children, and a group of Moroccans travelling to Mecca. By the time we were picked up in the hotel's buses and got to the hotel it was 10:30, they organised a quick dinner for us and we were in bed about 12.

... to take us at the tourist price. We waited on the street while they all tried to convince us no taxis have meters in Morocco. Finally we caught a cab on the meter. Now this guy seemed to get himself a little lost and had to ask directions from a few people. We had spotted a hotel a few streets back that we passed twice while trying to find the right address...we told the driver to stop there and we will check the price. The price was good so ...

... food vendors in Djemma el Fna, Marrakech. 4.  Food vendor picks Skippy up and shakes him - to see what falls out. 5.  Lord of the Flies moment in old Medina, Casablanca. 6.  Cockroach in taxi cab - Casablanca. 7.  Ibis Hotel in Casablanca is renamed Hotel NO - Can we get a non-smoking room?  NO.  Can we get a map of the city?  NO.  Is there an ATM ...

... ze spie mniej (wycieczki trwaja<br>po kilka-kilkanascie godzin), ale widze wiecej - za darmo.<br>Ostatnio, kilka dni temu, bylam w Egipcie. Poza piramidami i Sfinksem,<br>jezdzilismy jeepami po Saharze i wracalismy na wielbladach :D Ale byla<br>frajda! A Maroko? Tez ciekawe. Troche mniej szalony kraj od Egiptu, ale tez nie maja piramid hehe. Ogolnie, troche sie zawiodlam.<br>

Today we did a day trip to Casablanca. Unfortunately a place that does not live up to the romantic images conjured up in ones head at the mention of its name. To say it's a **** hold (excuse the French) would be an understatement. Possibly near on par with India. It does however have a very nice mosque - the third biggest in the world I believe. So we got dropped off there around 11ish and went for a bit of a look ...

... people have blended together over time (although there are still some pure Berbers in the mountains), and only now is there a move to attempt to retain the Berber language, history and customs for posterity. Morocco thus has a very Middle Eastern flavour, tempered, however, by both Spanish and French influences, with the return of Muslims from Andalucía in the 15th Century as a result of the Reconquest of ...

... building flanking the plaza with covered walkways - the library and museum (both still under construction). Jen and booked across the plaza taking pictures as we went surrounded by traditional families staring at us as we did so. We were the last ones back to the bus and were given a lot of flack for it, but it was worth it. We still got back to the boat (no terminal) 20 minutes before sailing. (Ours was the longest tour so they were expecting us to ...

... came out of retirement for a few brief moments. We did not get autographs, nor did we ask for a DNA ...

... sighting, urgences, and snacks, and of course, repeating lines like 'earthquake line' 'original' 'restored'...whether it was me getting sick or Lynn's incredible alarm going off at 530am, i didn't feel quite on top... of course, just to check it off the list, i was sick during the night, so missed the guided tour of Marakesh the next morning, and the planned trip to the hamam. But in the afternoon the girls gave me a guided tour, and i bargained for two ...

... dreaded run-arounds, hotel after hotel fully booked. Finally I find something, for more than I wanted to pay, but less than $50 so still not bad, even manage to settle with the taxi driver without too much hassle. The room&#8217;s pretty nice, too, with Arabesque touches that&#8217;d cost you a pretty penny at the Figueroa in LA. Casablanca&#8217;s pretty nice, too, much more so than I ...