Hotel Guynemer in Casablanca

... lands 8.35am Sat, 26 Sep: 12.55pm Air France 2496 CDG > CMN (Casablanca) lands 2.00pm Sat, 26 Sep: Casablanca Hotel: Hotel Guynemer (2 nights) - Rue Mohamed Belloul (Ex.Pegoud), Casa-Anfa, Casablanca 20000, Morocco (Tour with Intrepid begins 6pm Sun ...

... that it doesn't have much of a history (though it was founded 2000 years ago), and that the movie Casablanca wasn't even filmed here. Hotel Guynemer - incredibly friendly staff here! We were shown to our rooms, where we quickly sucked down some water, ...

... slept well on the plane.  I was really cranky when we arrived in Casablanca Friday morning.  We couldn't find the person from Hotel Guynemer who was supposed to pick us up, and then I couldn't figure out how to call the hotel on my cell ...

... going, but the line terminates there. We get off the train, lots of tiny taxis. We get in one, and go for a mad drive to the Hotel Guynemer. Turns out they are overbooked, and they take us to the Hotel Paris, assuring us it is just as good, and run by his ...

... incredible stone crown on the roofline.  This was the start of a wealth of impressive and itneresting facaes, including the Hotel Guynemer's art-deco styles and many byuildings on Rue Tahar Sebti.  After struggling to find Rue Chaouia, the ...

... and touristy things and less amateur philosophizing. Next stop: Marrakech.  This place is incredibly bad ass.  It's like Casablanca is Pittsburgh, and Marrakech is New York (50 years ago, and everyone is smoking hashish).  If you've ever ...

... . First stop was the mosque, which was amazing. Sharon and Sally had already done mosques in Turkey, so they didn't join us. The Casablanca mosque is the third biggest in the world and sits on the edge of the Atlantic ocean. It is the size of a football ...

... made my connection (5 minutes to spare) my luggage would probabvly not make it.  and of course it didn't. upon landing in casablanca and waiting on the customs line i was fortunate to meet jessica.  she is an american that was here for two ...

... first couple of hours the next day looking for a place that was not quite so rustic. The next morning we checked into Hotel Guynemer. It was a three star hotel where we somehow negotiated a price to accommodate us at 'Becky and Stefano prices' aka ...

... body clock.  Picked up by a driver from the hotel, and along with two other Aussies (girl and a guy from Sydney) to Hotel Guynemer.  Poky little room, but comfortable bed and flat screen TV with CNN and a tiny bathroom with a hot shower so all ...

... Voyages at 2.15pm. The same rugby scrum of intransigent taxidrivers awaited....but this time we had Simo's help.  Dropped him at Hotel Guynemer en route to our hotel on the Corniche. Hotel Val DÁnfa is quite flash, set overlooking the Atlantic ...

... , seems very relaxed and organized. He is from Essaouira and has a degree in Eng Lit. Jolly dinner together at the Hotel Guynemer. Ten Australians, a Slovene & an American (who has been working in Iraq). Personalities jelled quite well.... 21 Oct ...

Heute ging's mit dem Lonely Planet auf grosse Entdeckungstour. Die alten Art Deco Gebaeude sind wunderschoen, wenn auch zum Teil etwas pflegebeduerftig. Spaeter gings durch die Medina. Am Abend haben wir uns mit unserer Gruppe und dem Guide Yassime ...

After leaving Newcastle over 24hrs ago we arrive at Mohammed V airport, Morocco. Taxi to Guynemer Hotel and checkin. Still only about 9am so go for a wonder. Being in the less affluent area it is fairly dirty and run down with lots of street vendors and ...

... have been everywhere in that market!) We headed back to the hotel to eat our first of many tagines, washed down with local Casablanca beer. The following morning it was blue skies and sun, and we caught a taxi out to the Ain Diab Corniche ...

... to the Royal Air Maroc desk. We're off, we thought - only we weren't. Apparently the plane hadn't even left Casablanca. As suspected, we had been moved there to relieve pressure on the rapidly overflowing arrivals hall upstairs. Hours passed during which ...

... ;t make the same mistake again.  At the station we met up with Judy and Colin and the four of us travelled together to Casablanca, a four hour trip or so, with a half hour delay just outside of Casa.  Two petit taxis at 30 dirhams each got us ...

... the next day...with the sun marking their skin brown with the passage of time. I hope they're not in a rush. Casablanca has been frustratingly disappointing and I'm waiting to catch a train north. I'm hoping Tangier will offer a little more life ...