Marrakech Express

We caught the train today from Marrakech to Casablanca, a comfortable 2.5 hour journey.

The landscape started dry and brown, but the further north we went, the more lush and green it became.

Casablanca is the financial capital of Morocco, a bustling highrise city, and a far cry from Marrakech. Tourist attractions are limited in the centre of town, so we wandered the streets near our hotel.

First mission was lunch at a local shawarma shop (yiros/doner in a pocket bread) - this one was in the backstreets, has one item on the menu, and had a queue of locals hanging out the door (always a good sign). They make the bread in real time at the back of the shop, fill the warm bread with freshly carved meat and top it with salads. Delicious!

We visited the supermarket on the meandering walk back to the hotel, and had dinner at a pasta restaurant nearby.Read more