Day 1: Morockin the Casbah

Day 1 started off at 2:30pm in the St. Georges front circle, then ended a long 24 hours later in the Riad Dar Dar in Rabat. After a flight delay, a quick layover in Paris, and a final landing that was just a little bit too exciting, all 14 of us made it to Morocco. We got started immediately, finding our tour guide, Mbarek, in the airport and heading straight to the Mausoleum of Muhammad V. Seeing the unbelievable architecture of the Mausoleum snapped everyone out of their sleep deprived states and left all of us in awe. 

Following our visit to the Mausoleum, we headed up to the Kasbah overlooking Rabat. Upon entering the Kasbah we saw a beautiful garden with an orange tree in the center. After exploring the garden, we began to walk down the streets surrounding the garden. This experience brought to light the fact that we were tourists in a foreign country, as many of the locals were instantly able to seek us out and attempted to sell us goods. Our tour of the Kasbah ended at the main square which overlooked the Atlantic Ocean.

We ended the night at a restaurant that served unbelievable tangines, and headed back to the hotel. Tomorrow we are looking at an early morning drive to Tangier, our next stop on the trip.

- Liam