25 July 2011

Casablanca
















Back from our house swap to Dar Bouazza in Casablanca and this morning's trip to supermarket seemed weirdly exciting. So no supermarkets in Dar Bouazza but a spacious, interesting and quirkily furnished villa complete with pool and affectionate labrador called Rosie. No hire car so we shopped local and took crazy taxi rides which included boys sharing front seat with random passenger. Beach was close by....we were the only tourists on the beach where dress code was modest....guys wore whatever they liked but girl dress was bikini top plus beach shorts and older women wore clothes. So a week of great home cooked food by Asmaa, early morning calls to prayer, cool evenings, dusty roads, french baguettes, melons and a sadness to leave a kingdom unlike my own.

6 comments:

  1. looks so beautiful - and that you all really enjoyed your trip to somewhere interesting and inspiring - wonderful photos xo

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  2. We had a great time....glad I speak french it helped a lot and yes it was both interesting and inspiring. xxx

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  3. Wow your holiday sounds wonderful, so much to see x

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  4. It was really different and quite special:)

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  5. beautiful photos...what amazing colors mixed with the black and white...looks like it was an incredible trip!

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  6. thanks jen.....it was really quite different and strangely not much to see in Casablanca itself...guessing that tourists go to Marrakesh....but it was great to stay in someones home in this unusual location and all my kids loved it:)

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