Casablanca on The Ocean

In November 2006, we travelled all across Morocco--from the west to the east and the north to the south, taking in imperial cities, desert, mountain and ocean.

... breathtaking and such beautiful places. It also dosen't hurt to be right on the ocean to make it even more beautiful. We walked along the ocean and watched as kids jumped and played in the water. It looked like fun but the water was full of garbage so I ...

... .  The sound of the waves breaking and the lapping surf is music to my ears.  If you squint and look out across the ocean, maybe you'll spot me kicking back and catching some sun and reading out here.  Fantastic and very relaxing.  As ...

... of her and a lot more comfortable for me, not arriving there with a sweaty back. It couldn't have been a better day for flying - the ocean was calm, looking like a perfect mirror, so little was the wind... There wasn't any! At the airport, I realized how ...

... though). It was about a 2 hour journey accompanied by lovely blue skies and warm temperatures until we reached our home for the next 2 nights - the ocean blue campsite - a few k's out of the city itself. I think we were all happy to have the comfort of a ...

... sort of problem.  Figuring that things should be looking up soon we headed out for the one reason we came to Casablanca: The Hassan II mosque. Unfortunately, Casablanca previously had no major monuments or sites of importance, so when Morocco decided ...

... of the medina was a long road leading to a major roadway that would provide us passage to the great mosque on the coast of Casablanca. The area just outside the wall was an area of intensive poverty and unkempt narrow streets. We could see the old walls ...

... :  A technologically savvy mosque-- This morning we got up early and visited Mohammed V Mosque, which is literally right next to the ocean.  This mosque is huge and it is unusual in that it offers tours to non-Muslims.  The mosque is ...

... .  So to avoid confusion and avoid adding unnecessarily to my exhaustion, I went around the Medina along the road closest to the ocean.  Not the most scenic route, but it worked.  I saw the cargo port and lots of trash and very few people ...

... did, exist. The closest you can get to experiencing that Casablanca is a trip to the Hyatt for a drink in their Casablanca (the movie not the town)- themed bar. The whole movie was filmed in sound stages in Hollywood [although perhaps the Germans had ...

... coordinate and formulate our exit to Egypt. For what it is worth, the guidebooks mostly have it right when it comes to Casablanca. The prevailing sentiment is that from a tourism perspective Casa's the Hassan II mosque is the only real show in town, ...

... it justice on this trip. I spent most of the ferry trip outside on the deck, taking in the beautiful views of the ocean and ships. Morocco is 2 hours behind Europe, 8 hours behind Perth. I had a 2 hour wait at Tangiers very modern train station ...

... :( We were pissed off... We've lost one day... We decide at least to visit only monument in Casablanca - the Mosque of Hasan II. That is something really impressive. It is good to go there in the ...

... was gigantic and also very beautiful. It was also situated on a prime position situated on a cliff above the ocean. The plan was to fly to Tunisia via Casablanca but the flights were heavily booked for the next two weeks so we had a quick change of ...

... Mohamed V and his son Mohamed VI (the current king).  Cool things about the mosque: (1) it is built right up against the ocean, like the waves literally crash into two sides of it, and part of the floor is glass so that you can see the water below ...

... ) inside the old town walls. Lovely gardens near town centre. Along coast towards Casablance - back road - slum areas opposite the ocean Rejoined main road - nearly ran out of petrol Mohammedia - very posh beach resort near Casablanca - lovely ...

... in the Stimulus package for starving artists. Research done after the fact revealed the mosque had retractable roof, see through floor over the ocean and hourly tours for non muslims. It is hard for a non muslim to get inside a working mosque and I ...

We took the evening train from Rabat, south down the coast, to Morocco's largest city, Casablanca.   The cities name spurs images of beautiful beaches, romantic cafes, and a great culture...in person the images aren't so grand. This city of ...

... ’t have much to offer. The mosque was fabulous and on our way there, we watched a bunch of boys jump off a cliff into the ocean. The water was full of trash and rocks, but they seemed to be having fun, and that’s enough. We got to witness the ...