Ibis Casablanca

... in Casablanca was intended to break up the eight hour commute from Essaouira to Fes, and a great decision it was. We arrived to Casablanca at around 3:30PM via bus to Marrakech and then a three hour train ride. We nearly missed the train however since we ...

... ;- the full Moroccan feast after sunset, which seems to be part of the breaking of the fast during Ramadan.    In Casablanca we visited the largest mosque outside Mecca, and the only one which non-Muslims may enter. With 20,000 metres of ...

... construct and provides jobs for the 300 workers it takes to maintain it daily. Following my list of what to do in Casablanca in 24 hours, Youssef proceeded to drop us off at the Villa des Arts, a contemporary exhibition hall which was currently featuring ...

We survived our first day in Casablanca! After we got settled into the Ibis, we went on a hunt for a bank to exchange some money, then we all took short naps. We met Jalal, Mohammad and Rafi at 4:30, and then took us on a city tour. Jalal is a tax ...

... Essaouira), magnets, wooden spoons Favorite 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 ...

23/09/11   It's 13:15 and we are on a 3 hour train ride to Casablanca. It's amazing how unfinished Marrakech is. Just miles of nothingness.  Note to selves:  Mac Donalds is the place to be for free wi-fi.  On arrival, we were surprised ...

Arrived in Casablanca in the AM. Not staying long - or at all really. Heading off to the capital - Rabat - after having a very very very sweet mint tea, which is the way they do it in Morocco. Met up w/ Dingo and Linnet at the Ibis Hotel - the only ...

... She is a fascinating person to talk with, and told us all about the trials and tribulations of starting a business in Casablanca, building renovations and staffing a kitchen.  But the food was terrific and the ambiance is even better.  So if you're ...

... the waters.  Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.  Rick: I was misinformed.  - Casablanca    I arrived hassle-free into Casablanca. I was actually nervous considering I was flying in alone, at midnight, ...

... the station to the hotel, as we had been sitting a while and thought we'd get to see the city a little more. Unfortunately Casablanca is not the exotic romantic city I pictured it to be, but rather a grimy crowded town with crumbling buildings, tons of ...

... in a sandstorm, which worked itself into a serious thunderstorm.  We took off for the airport early, since we had our fill of Casablanca.  But as a parting gift we took a taxi to the train station which had a cockroach for a mascot.  Lovely!  We hung ...

Hello!! We are sat in an internet cafe in the main square in Casablanca, or Dar-el-Beida in Arabic, although everyone refers to it as Casa.  We arrived here this morning on the train from Rabat, which only took an hour so we have used this afternoon ...

... the fortress walls and fishing boats returning with a trail of scavenging birds. It was a wonderful sight indeed. Back to Casablanca On 40th day, when it was 4th August 04, I returned to Casablanca covering about 3,500 miles and blowing away ...

... 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?  ...

... , but customs went slow. "Jalal," who is an assistant to the District Governor for Rotary, met us at the airport and brought us to this Ibis we are staying at. We're going to rest for a little while and then they will meet us in the hotel at 4:30. We ...

... the captured ATM card and the refused MasterCard. I did not want to sit around waiting indefinitely for an automatic car to arrive from Casablanca, so I decided I would have to learn how to drive a stick shift. The young man was kind enough to offer me a ...