Morocco summer 2006
Casablanca, Morocco summer 2006

  • ...I sticked with a fresh fish intead:)
  • Casablanca a big city
  • View over Casablanca
  • 6 levels lower where people sell cactus fruits to eat...
  • on that little island, probably more than 100 people live there!!
  • Casablanca beach
  • A market in town...
  • ...or "dead birds" (chickens) with whole feet included...
  • ..whole sheeps and cows hanging on the ceiling..
  • ...and it broke my heart when I saw those killed rabbits :( (I am happy to eat vegetarien)
  • ...and other seafood...
  • (or maybe not??)
  • ...lobsters (first time I eat lobster here but probbaly never again when I found out that Lobsters are getting cooked alive)
  • ...Fresh fish...
  • That has lot's of fresh beautiful fruits and ...
  • ...vegetables...
  • ..but unfortunately they also have birds in small cages..
  • ..incredible variety of great spices...
  • The way to get around in Casabalnca if you don't have a driver: there must be thousands of "petit taxi". Driving here is very special; the horn is more important than the breaks!
  • the biggest mosque in Casablanca: Hassan II
  • in the morning..
  • Behing the place, there are many more buildings
  • People take advantage of the shade and cooling rocks (currently not bad, about 30 degrees celsius)
  • it is a very tall and impressive monument
  • and the surrounding just huge: here the place that would be packed with people praying at certain days.
  • The cloths that people wear can vary from all covered strict muslim outfit to modern "bikini-style"
  • ...and a "normal" situation on the small road!
  • restaurant
  • overview over the gym and dancing hall
  • tennis court
  • fitness center
  • dancing hall
  • "The club" in Casa Blanca a great facility where I can eat, work out, lay on the pool...
  • pool
  • Just about to land in Casa Blanca..
  • Now some more details and impressions of Casablanca:large wall plate ..
  • ..antique door..
  • stop sign... ok, ok I better stop taking pictures now but don't worry the next adventure will follow!
  • ..wall carpet from the Sahara..
  • bizarre sun light on the sky late afternoon
  • The morocco-version of Coca Cola lemon
  • unfortunatley sometimes quite a bit of pollution here but still great to have sunshine every day!!
  • The gym-cat
  • real sweating in the gym...
  • ..Morocco warm color...
  • ..a beautiful candle holder..
  • ..with lot of light, sunshine, warmth
  • watch the tongue of the cat :)
  • ...flowers in the beautiful environment of the Club
  • Palm tree and..
  • Another market..
  • and as sad and cruel as it seems, but if you buy a chicken in Costco or Migros, you are never sure if it that chicken had a happier life.
  • ..with lot's and lot's of fresh stuff
  • an impression from the road next to the market.
  • Saida (fitness instructore) and Mohammed (tennis instructor)
  • "baywatch" at the pool
  • and the great kitchen fairy