Viewfinder competition April 22nd: win a £150 hotels.com voucher @ The Guardian
Product: Win a £150 hotels.com voucher
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Name the place and win a £150 voucher from Hotels.com, letting you stay at thousands of hotels worldwide. Email your answer by Thursday 26 April to viewfinder@observer.co.uk
1. Today this modern port city – the country’s largest and its economic powerhouse
2. … bears no resemblance to the romantic, cinematic image the world has of it.
3. In the 80s the country’s ruler started work on a monumental eponymous project that, he said, would give the city a building that would do its name proud. Name the city.
My answer:
Casablanca, Morocco
1. Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. The Port of Casablanca is one of the largest artificial ports in the world.
2. A reference to the film Casablanca and the picture is of the Cinema Theatre Rialto in Casablanca, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/02/africa-cinema-history
3. that's the Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
4. Casa Blanca, meaning of course - White House, the final clue
This week’s winner will receive a £150 voucher from Hotels.com which can be used at more than 120,000 places to stay across the world, from quirky B&Bs and family boltholes to boutique hotels. Hotels.com customers can get a night free for every 10 stayed with its rewards scheme. Email your answer by Thursday 26 April to viewfinder@observer.co.uk or send a postcard, with address and phone number, to Viewfinder, The Observer, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU.
Good luck!
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