Monday, April 17, 2017

Report #107 Casablanca, Morocco April 16, 2017 Sunday Mostly sunny & 77 degrees Part #2 Of 3 58 Pictures

Several more photos…..

 

Brass and copper pots

 

Beautiful pottery

 

Many nice things in this artisanal shop

 

Wooden masks

 

Woven baskets in many colors

 

Hotel Excelsior

 

Older part of downtown

 

Streets off of the main boulevard

 

Not too busy yet, until later, it was a traffic jam

 

Balconies

 

Carefully crossing the streets

 

The palms helped to make the streets nicer

 

Desert palms

 

Fish assortment at a restaurant

 

Typical Moroccan ladies out for the day

 

Cooking eggs on the street

 

There were no street signs

 

Little toddler with her juices

 

Central clocktower

 

Clocktower

 

Exposition Nationale d'Artisanat

 

Rails in the street for the LRV (light rail vehicle)

 

Light rail vehicle

 

Very modern

 

Convenient mode of transport

 

Side streets in Casablanca

 

An ad for McDonald's

 

Sleepy cat

 

Many small cafes here

 

Pinchers of ground lamb

 

Wide streets

 

Exploring close to the United Square

 

Other hotels nearby

 

Many street vendors

 

Snack shops below apartments

 

They all look the same

 

Heading back to the square

 

Crossing over the light rails

 

Clocktower

 

We are guessing these are Berbers – anyone know for sure?

 

A bandstand was set for tonight's concert

 

Outdoor cafes

 

Band practice – show began at 7pm

 

Will draw a big crowd

 

United Square

 

Here comes the cars

 

Novotel, another hotel

 

A nicer area

 

A taxi stand

 

More traffic

 

Heading back to the port

 

Port of Casablanca sign

 

Middle of nowhere again

 

Newer cranes in the port

 

Aida diva – 69,203 gross tons

 

Lumber is a major export in Morocco

 

Amsterdam docked in a messy place

 

Dock was full of sand and phosphate dust