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Virtually every westerner is familiar with the famous movie "Casablanca", which takes place largely in Rick's Cafe, located in Casablanca, Morocco. It is, in fact, an actual cafe - still conducting business just outside Casablanca's "medina".

a beggar in Casablanca's medina
There are many beggars throughout Casablanca. Often, they'll squat in a busy street and chant with hand out - perhaps reciting the Koran?

pick a live chicken, have it weighed on the scale, and haul it home squawking loudly and wings flapping
Live chickens are weighed on the scale and sold by weight.
Yum - goat's heads. Unfortunately, no cooking facilities in my hotel room. Darn!
Goat heads - for soup?

 a crowded market in Casablanca, Morocco
Spices, grains, soaps, and medicinal substances by the sackful.
Rick's Cafe just outside Casablanca's medina
Just outside of Casablanca's medina is Rick's Cafe - still a thriving establishment after all of these years. Thank you Humphrey!

Robert Stephens
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