Volubilis Casablanca

... breakfast and took us all around the city again and this time to the place where they make amazing ceramic pieces. They give you the whole tour of how they make them, paint them, put them together. They had huge tables that were 3000$ which I’m sure would go for 8000$ in the US. Too bad I   A. don’t have money and B. don’t have a home because there was so much stuff !

  It was funny walking the streets...they just shout OBAMA! ! They seem to like ...

... I've only been here for five days! 3. The coffee and tea: the coffee is very strong, but I'm developing a taste for it. The mint tea is usually sweet, and different than how it tasted in China. It is also usually served in a small glass as opposed to a mug or small tea cup. I'm trying to master ...

... is a good place to stroll along the corniche (oceanside promenade), especially at night. It has plenty of seafood restaurants and nightclubs. Just a few miles/kilometers north of Casablanca are some beach resorts, such as Mohammedia, where there's a golf course popular with Europeans. The only good hotel, however, had its beach spoiled by the nearby petroleum plant. All in all, we feel that there are better resorts elsewhere in the country. Casablanca is 60 mi/100 km ...

... property wall. Preparation of the surface continues; rocks removed are placed on the ones initially removed to form the wall base. After a while, most of this seemingly done by hand, the rocks are removed sufficiently to allow cultivation of the land, and the land is surrounded by a wall.Most of the land holdings seemed to be about a hectare (10,000 sqm) in size, with a stone fence and a house or storage building, again made from stone. Soil within ...

... every one with its mosque (usually whitewashed as compared to the red of the houses). Interestingly, in one area they use prickly pear cactus to delineate the extent of their land which was a sight to see. We traveled for about 2 hours and stopped at a rest area to use the bathrooms. During the ride, our guide told us about the history of Morocco and the geography we were going through including the tidbit that Morocco is a constitutional monarchy whose ...

... my way to see the Central market which was pretty boring - nothing seemed to be open and I think a lot of people are taking a 4 day weekend - don't blame them. I went back to the hotel (Casablanca doesn't really have much of a tourist -- its more business) and read my book before dropping into a nanna. At about 6 I went to find some food but most things were shut -- I did find my new hotel ...

... way up to see them. They have to send 5 donkeys down everyday to bring water up from the Gorge. I on the otherhand walked around the the small town close to our hotel and in the Gorge where thousands of moroccains come to have fun, picnic, play drums, dance and swim. I wish that people would play drums and dance randomly in public places in the states more. Only mom does it and then everyone thinks she's weird and me and jake get embarrased. Well she has a ...

Well the train trip into Casablanca was almost as exciting as the town itself! The train views were of deserts and really dry fields with cactii fences with old plastic bags stuck in their prickles. The town once again smelt of dung and loads of rubbish. It took us a 40 minute walk to find our hotel even though a backpacker told us it was 5! By the time we were there we lost all ...