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June 19, 2007 While not my favorite city, there's just something about Casablanca that charms me every time. Perhaps it's the art deco or the fact that nearly all the signs look 30 years old, but it's always a great place to stroll around.
 An example of Casa's fine colonial architecture  The famous Cinema Rialto and not-as-famous Cafe Billiard (Hamza says that's a real pool table)  Arabic readers, please read the Arabic on the "The Man" sign.  Funky old tourism office. Guess Casa doesn't see many tourists nowadays.  I truly wish I knew what to tell you about this sculpture.  The sad tale of the Hotel Lincoln, a local landmark burned quite awhile back with no current plan.  The fat cats of Casa.  Rather majestic, no?  Surprisingly, you don't see these Coca-Cola signs in Arabic all that often  Gatsby?  Buffet in Morocco? That's something you don't see too often!  Qadeem wa jdid  And if you get the chance, take a taxi to Snack Yamine, which has only five things on its menu - a fried fish plate for either one, two, three, four or five people.
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