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CASABLANCA - MY KINDA TOWN

Posted by Goneash | 29th July 2009

Shukrans and Mercis were exhanged instead of bullets
The immigration officer at the airport said "Kardas" (Brother) as he stamped my passport, the customs guy said "Arkadas" (Friend) as he pretended to inspect my declarations form. That's what I call a nice and warm welcome as opposed to the cold "Fuck you" you get in some countries' borders. You know who you are.

Casablanca has a bad reputation for being a commercial hub, that's the tourists' lingo for "boring." As a traveler and not as a tourist, I beg to differ.

What's so boring about visiting a magnificent Mosque rising from the Atlantic shore? So what if over half a billion dollars was spent in construction? (some argue that money would be better spent in fighting poverty) It is true, as is the case with most developing countries, that you do see the slums on the way from the airport but in a city that lacks a landmark, Hassan II mosque gives Casa the bragging rights for having the tallest minaret in the world. Su

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