Railway tracks from Marrakech to Casablanca are very winding, as in whole Morocco. There is no desert - Sahara "starts" on south-east side of Atlas Mts. Climate between Marrakech and Atlantic Coast is semi-arid.
route is very hilly
cactus
typical village
:)
closer to Ocean = greener
me
unknown city near Casblanca
children playing near the train
in Casablanca;)
double room was nice and spacious
some rest
Hotel Paris: we had balcony just over the entrance
main promenade in Casablanca
one of main squares: Tribunal of First Instance
same square
one of bigger streets
ville nouvelle and French architecture
too tall for this place but still good frontage (in-line)
palm trees were everywhere
Sacre Coeur Cathedral..
..now defunct
modern quarter
American Language Center
"worm" stop sign
canyon
somewhat like Warsaw;)
sunset is near
sunset
Sunset over Atlantic Ocean
delicious cappucino in our hotel's cafe
we spent there some time
in the evening..tired
on the balcony
promenade in the night; notice people still in cafe
in the morning
too early..?
petit dejeneur
promenade
bilingual country..
former French quarter
Casablanca is dense city with a population of over 3 million
I like first street on the left
near the port
history..
first stop for many Europeans visiting city
Wall of Medina
Kasbah (fortress)
Medina
Port
some poorer part of the city
I like very much these arcades under buildings - it's very common in big Moroccan cities
typical "street" in Medina
there are plenty of banks in Moroccan cities
city center
nice architecture
Medina shops
this avenue separates Medina and Ville Nouvelle
density like in American city!
we ordered spaghetti, we got pizza;)
the a la menthe
superb building
Hotel Lincoln
interesting buidling with a kind of skybridge at the top
Casablanca Stock Exchange
traffic jam in the evening
it's time for ice cream
On 8th of March we left 'White City' and went by train to Rabat (it takes only 50 minutes)
unknown city between Casablanca and Rabat
school, probably. Ok, that's all for now. The next - 3rd part is about the tallest religious structure in the World (Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca)
