Yesterday in Marrakech, I got an email saying that our host in Casablanca would also not be able to meet us because of work. I tried to figure something out, but didn't have much luck and didn't want to impose for another night in Marrakech, so we just hopped on the train and hoped for the best. We arrived to realize that Casa is MUCH larger than we imagined and most things were closed because it was a sunday. Finally, after asking many times, we found internet. Tarik had sent me an email saying he would leave work to meet us, so we called him right away.
He picked us up and brought us to his place to relax. Since he is Muslim, he had to leave right away because it was time to pray and we didn't know when he'd be back, so I just hopped in for a much needed shower. When he arrived, he took us on a tour of the city - especially spending a lot of time at the Hassan II Mosque - the 2nd largest in the world. It was breathtaking. We're still really the only white people we've seen around here, so we were a bit of a spectacle by ourselves. Later, we grabbed a sandwich and wandered the old Medina for a while before trying to go meet one of Tarik's friends. Unfortunately, Tarik had some trouble with the directions, and we never found the friend.
Instead, we met up with his friend Ali, went to the boardwalk and sat at a cafe to sipping orange juice and watching the sunset. It was a nice night. Then, we all decided we'd like to dance, but apparently clubs don't open until later there, so we had some time to kill. We ended up walking again through the old medina and the boys convinced us to try moroccan spiced snails. That was an experience to say the least. Finally, though, we ended up at a nice bar and ended up just drinking some wine and chatting all night since the place wasn't really full enough to merit dancing that night. All in all, a good night in Casa.
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