I just arrived in Casablanca, Morocco.
It's my first day in Morocco and I'm so
excited to be here and I just checked into the hostel I'm a little bit
jet-lagged but I really want to go explore
and so I made a new friend so
we're gonna go off and see the mosque first together.
This mosque is one of the
largest in the world and it's one of the only mosques in Morocco that you can go
to if you're a non-muslim.
Tourists can go inside the mosque as a part of a
guided tour.
It's incredible. The tilework inside. How clean it is. It's ginormous.
I mean it only compares in my mind to like the st. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Today is my second day in Casablanca
and I'll be exploring with some new friends that
I met at the hostel.
We tried to get into the cathedral but unfortunately it was
closed so now we're going to walk to a place called the twin Center.
This rooftop bar and restaurant offers stunning panoramic views of the city.
The rooftop was fun it was a little bit pricey but it was worth it I think for
the views and now we're headed to get some lunch.
Friday
is like the couscous day.
So this is like a kind of cheesy milk.
Are you supposed to drink it or do you put it on your couscous?
It's just when you eat the cous cous. The cous cous is heavy you know?
So you need this to like make it pass easier.
How did you get the hat?
Some guy at the restaurant gave it to me.
Why? Because you don't have hair?
Yeah.
After lunch we
walked to the market in the old medina.
You American? Businessman?
What's your name?
Tom.
Mustafa.
Nice to meet you.
Come here, come here.
Ready for the desert.
Very nice.
Sahara.
We found our way to a carpet store and
shopping there was quite the experience.
That's medicine for asthma.
And energy.
It doesn't take the dust.
Capricorn
horoscope.
I'm Capricorn.
Capricorn and Libra.
Here, capricorn.
I am gemini.
This one, yes. Maybe.
It's a blue one.
That's symbol of union.
Do you know what it means, symbol?
This is tattoos of symbol of union.
It's been no different between
Christian and Jews and Muslims.
No.
Anyway, what is your name?
Thomas.
Thomas nice to meet you my name is Rashid.
Jamie.
Jimi! Oh I like Jimi Hendrix!
I like three musicians in my life.
Cat Stevens, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and Pink Floyd.
But more Jimi Hendrix.
In the afternoon, I walked around and explored the newer section of the city by myself.
I found a cafe and sat there with my mint tea and people watched.
Tonight we're headed to Rick's Cafe which was inspired by the classic film,
Casablanca.
This upscale restaurant is based off of the setting of the Humphrey
Bogart film with many architectural and artistic similarities.
Overall I enjoyed my trip in Casablanca.
I've heard that there's not a ton to do
here in comparison to some other places in Morocco but I'm so glad I came and I
think it was a really great first city here in Morocco.
So I'm looking forward
to the next leg of the journey, so be sure to follow along and come with me to
some more places in Morocco,
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