We spent 5 days in Casablanca on the trip, more than we anticipated. Most people I spoke to before the trip recommended spending less than 2 days in Casablanca because the city lacks historical sights, aside from the Hassan II mosque, the largest mosque in Africa. However, I enjoyed the cosmopolitan nature of Casablanca, as well as its cooler weather. The city houses countless cafes, restaurants, and clubs; it is the New York of Morocco. While we visited a few great Moroccan restaurants, namely Riad Zitoun, my favorite restaurant was Pomme de Pain, a sandwich chain that sold fantastic pesto, tomato, and mozzarella sandwiches. We also spent 1 night out on the town, going out on Ain Diab. We spent the majority of the night at Armstrong's cafe, and even met the band that performed that night. We arrived on a day when Casablanca's two football teams had played for the championship, so there were numerous fans roaming the streets. I guess Morocco is pretty football crazy, although fan excitement didn't achieve super levels because Morocco didn't qualify for the world cup. That honor goes to neighboring Algeria.
During one of our days in Casablanca, we took a day trip to Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Rabat is just 1 hour north of Casablanca by train. We visited Roman ruins at Rabat, and walked through the older part of the town. We also toured Rabat's fort, after which we went down to the beach to go surfing. We rented surf boards and surfed for a few hours, although I wasn't able to get up on the board (Neil got up once). On the way back to the train station, we stopped for mint tea at a cafe, and met 3 footballers who played for Morocco. Eventually I got a picture with them.
We spent 5 days in Casablanca on the trip, more than we anticipated. Most people I spoke to before the trip recommended spending less than 2 days in Casablanca because the city lacks historical sights, aside from the Hassan II mosque, the largest mosque in Africa. However, I enjoyed the cosmopolitan nature of Casablanca, as well as its cooler weather. The city houses countless cafes, restaurants, and clubs; it is the New York of Morocco. While we visited a few great Moroccan restaurants, namely Riad Zitoun, my favorite restaurant was Pomme de Pain, a sandwich chain that sold fantastic pesto, tomato, and mozzarella sandwiches. We also spent 1 night out on the town, going out on Ain Diab. We spent the majority of the night at Armstrong's cafe, and even met the band that performed that night. We arrived on a day when Casablanca's two football teams had played for the championship, so there were numerous fans roaming the streets. I guess Morocco is pretty football crazy, although fan excitement didn't achieve super levels because Morocco didn't qualify for the world cup. That honor goes to neighboring Algeria.
During one of our days in Casablanca, we took a day trip to Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Rabat is just 1 hour north of Casablanca by train. We visited Roman ruins at Rabat, and walked through the older part of the town. We also toured Rabat's fort, after which we went down to the beach to go surfing. We rented surf boards and surfed for a few hours, although I wasn't able to get up on the board (Neil got up once). On the way back to the train station, we stopped for mint tea at a cafe, and met 3 footballers who played for Morocco. Eventually I got a picture with them.
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