Rabat
Air B&B
Rabat, Morocco
♦ Setting foot on African soil, now that is surreal. Although Morocco is probably the least African city in Africa, we all couldn’t stop saying.. can you believe it, we are in Africa! Someone needed to pinch us. The airport was small, just like most airports Ryan Air uses. The walls of the airport had geometric patterns and were super interesting and a giant pendant light in the front entrance. The airfare was cheap from Marseille, cheaper than the rest of Europe. We were just lucky. A friend from NC had some to join us, so three guys and me. I ended up loving this more than I assumed I would and always felt really safe. We booked an Air Bnb and the host offered to pick us up for a small fee. This couldn’t be more perfect, we were already confused trying to read all of the Arabic signs. Not only did he pick us up, he drove us to some amazing sights on our way in. He drove us past the beach and a huge cemetery, he shared his family was buried there and we all felt immediately close with him. Traveling is amazing that way, your guard is so built up yet so willingly let down. No one is judging you because we are all just as vulnerable and interested in each other. We drove us past the Medina as he told us some quick cool facts about his religion, the first of many eye opening conversations about Muslim religion this trip. We were at the peak time when everyone was out for prayer. The churches are not big enough to fit everyone so you will see people walking from every direction, prayer rug in hand to find a nice spot facing the Medina for mid day prayer. I felt so small in this moment and loved briefly being a part.
♦ We arrived to the amazingly spacious apartment and each claimed our rooms, our host let us settle in before suggesting a place near by to eat. He even called ahead for a reservation. The place was called Dar Naji, super close to the Medina.
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