Souks of Tunis

It's Tunis. : ......

Tunis Center : I love this as I love India Gate in New Delhi. 

This place is always busy, you see cars and taxi running here an there  and policemen controlling the movement, people walking around, some clicking pictures [like me] some walking to Marine Train Station to catch train for La Marsa or Sidi Bou Said or Kram, and many walking to the Cafes, Marketplace or Kasbah or may be the Place Barcelone, or may be to the theater or Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul, or taking a walk on  Bourguiba Avenue.

What different one can observe here is the Strikes, almost everyday you can notice people marching with slogans and demanding something from Government and so many Police vans running here and there to make sure all is well. Whatever happens, the Cafes are full,  Sandwiches are made, Pizzas are baked, the Green Subway Train is running, Yellow Taxis are carrying 

It's Tunis.

My line for Tunis is:

Smile, you are in Tunis :)

Algeria: First Impression

So now, I am in Algeria. Arrived on 27th Saturday with lot of question in mind, with lot of background fed by Morocco & other people. I feel fine, though there are some difficulties but same time locals helping me best to bring comfort in this new place; most imp is Aziz.

To prepare a trip to Algeria, the challenge was to go through complex visa process :)
then plan, find a hotel suitable to my needs.

Morocco Again :)

 I am back to Morocco, Casablanca for a short visit again. This is summer here and is going to be 35+ Degrees in days. It took a while to find a Taxi at the Aeroport  -almost 40 minutes of wait while allowed me to click some pictures. Its good in a way, I am going to work right away after this 15-16 hours of travel....

The Mercedies in lines, Moroccans use these ols models as Taxis

Paradise Valley: Agadir

Moroccan villages are not like Indian, they are cleaner less noisy.

Below is the Agadir Town

Ahmed, Smail and Me : near the fort - a ruin

This is Ahmed having good by jumping around, in & out of water. What wonder me, from where this water is coming, it is fresh to not and most important how many people already dipped into this water :P. But it's all right, "let go" is the answer

Ride to Mohmaddia: A Town on the way to Rabat

One lazy morning,felt inspired so I took my bike and started to this place for a ride around 30-35 kms, 

Aim was to reach Mohammedia and checkout beaches on the way. It was a long ride through Casa suburbs then huge industrial area full of container  trucks and then some small villages covering up to 80% of the distance. In last leg, saw few beaches  - the 3rd pic is 1 of them. Then called Ali to check if he is there and by chance i got him :)And that was a relief as I was little worried about returning back to Casablanca alone.  

Marrakech [مراكش]

For me I see Marrakech as a gateway to Alas and the real meaning is Land of God. Easy to reach from Casablanca and most popular City of Morocco - it is top 5 destinations [ beating Paris ] as per some online news reports.  

The most important place Djemaa El-Fna  - a night place, full of eating shops, local handicrafts, dancers, musician and off course Tourist. The Madina is very interesting because of its uniqueness - too complex, narrow streets, fully crowded, many shops and houses. I did not a chance and took a 3 hour walk inside the Madina and streets covering all important buildings mentioned in TripAdvisor.  The 1st pic is one the entry to Madina and one can notice thousands of Souks around,

 The eating joint of Marrakech: can found delicious non veg found here

 From the top:

 The Souks