Loving Morocco!

[Arwen]

Casablanca..big and dirty city My dreams shattered I must confess I was seeing it through Bogart/Bergman glasses. Still never mind when things seem down the only way is up and I'm sure one day it will be great again. Maybe for my visit.

[HB77]

Originally Posted by Arwen

Casablanca..big and dirty city My dreams shattered I must confess I was seeing it through Bogart/Bergman glasses. Still never mind when things seem down the only way is up and I'm sure one day it will be great again. Maybe for my visit.

there are some places worth visiting in Casablanca like the Habuss, it's a spot near the Kings castle, the things is it's a relatively new city not to be compared with Marakesh, Fes....etc

[Arwen]

Thank you for the tips I shall bear them in mind. Funny I never think of Casablanca as being a newish city, but then I suppose relatively speaking .....it is.

[HB77]

Casablanca started its rise to an important "big city" in the last century during the french protectorate between 1912 and 1956, of course the area where the city is was inhabited for centuries, it was called Anfa which is a berber name if i'm not mistaken, it was taken over by the portuguese sometime in the 15th century. If you're interested in its history, you should have plenty of references at the history department of a university near you

[Arwen]

Thanks for the info HB77. I work in a library, so have access to books and information at my fingertips, unfortunatley when at work I rarely have the time to browse

The history sounds interesting. I like history as a subject we can all learn lessons from the past and hopefully not make the same "mistakes" in the future. Of course that does'nt always follow.

[HB77]

Originally Posted by Arwen

Thanks for the info HB77.

You're welcome.

Originally Posted by Arwen

I work in a library, so have access to books and information at my fingertips, unfortunatley when at work I rarely have the time to browse

You must be working in a very busy library then.

Originally Posted by Arwen

The history sounds interesting. I like history as a subject we can all learn lessons from the past and hopefully not make the same "mistakes" in the future. Of course that does'nt always follow.

IMHO you can't be interested in other cultures without having interest in history. And you're right, it seems that the majority of people's memory is like a computers RAM

[Emgee]

Originally Posted by Arwen

I think you are right LDF a better and less troublesome option than a LDR.

I'm curious - how does an LDR work?