Country Info
- Rabat
- Capital
- Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
- Currency
- 30,645,305
- Population
- MA
- Country Code
Rabat Slideshow
Rabat
Travel Blogs from Rabat, Morocco
I can't think of anything clever. Quit asking.
... There are a few English words and a few gestures, but it’s lovely. I had the revelation that learning to drive in Rabat would be terrifying. Well, mayhap not. I guess these people grow up seeing this, they may be prepared. Tomorrow, I plan on ...
Play it Again Rick!
... . After walking through the shops we headed back to the ship for our field practicum trip to Rabat. Rabat is where the royal palace of the king of Morocco. We took a bus ride to the city which was located an hour and half away. A ...
I was thinking you are crazy.
... . I think I have become a reverse racist. This sounds horrible but I try to be as socially acceptable as possible in Morocco. I always attempt to speak in Arabic (though when actually speaking with people, I tend to make mistakes because I’m ...
Tourism.
... Maya and Richard arrived at 12 on Saturday. I panicked a little, but not as much as I would have before coming to Morocco. I recognized that Kelsey is a smart cookie and would work out whatever problem that made her super late. Morocco has been good for ...
Day 13 - Morocco, Bush Camp - Snow!
Up at 7:00 for breakfast duty - scrambled eggs, roll, fruit. Whilst I was cooking Oliver pulled down the tent and packed away our things. Long drive ahead so left site at 9:00 and headed to supermarket so cook groups 2 and 3 could ...
My Moroccan List
... I think I could honest to goodness live here. I know from the above list that you may doubt my judgment, but describing Morocco isn’t like experiencing it or feeling it. Salaam Shout-outs (really short today!): Homeless ...
Rabat In One Day
... the most impressive Islamic buildings we have encountered. This elaborately decorated dedication to the first King of Morocco following independence from French occupation is truly an architectural wonder and fitting tribute to a respected ...
Maroc, les prolongations...
... lazy to write in english these couple past weeks and i am still... Everything is ok there, i have been all around Morocco, the dunes, some beautiful rivers, ouarzazate and its cinema's studios, Marrakech and now waiting my mauritanian visa in Rabat the ...
On to Rabat ...
After an hour's train ride, we arrived in the capital city of Rabat. It is quite beautiful here. We walked through a small medina & ended in the Kasbah des Oudaias where we enjoyed mint tea & a delicious assortment of freshly baked cookies on the ...
Volubilis
... . We both agreed that this is one of the better sites of its kind and has alone made our trip to Morocco worthwhile. Highlights of the ruins included: olive presses, Galen's Bath, Basilica, Forum, Capitol, Triumphal Arch and the various ...
Welcome to Morocco
... the ways they can make a living and it was very good. Afterwards we started out on our long journey to Rabat which is the capital of Morocco. We stopped along the way in a beautiful town called Asilah along the Atlantic Ocean. It was beautiful and the ...
Rabat - Morocco's Capital City
... the school for his children, which may also be attended by very bright students of non-royal birth. All education in Morocco is free. Unfortunately, though, it is evident that some children never get the chance to attend school, as they ...
Strangers part two (this has pics!)
... acknowledges my tears and gives me a couple hugs telling me all the time, in almost perfect English, not to cry. In Morocco, crying gets you hugs (lots of them). I asked the guard and instead of trying to answer my soo'al (question) he ...
essaouria, morocco
... sick of being in trapy hostel in marrakesh where twas 2 noisy, the sun here has cheered me up n its more like an actual jolly! a month in morocco is a bit long tho we wud b happy to go on to delhi soon i think! altho ive heard a lot of ppl say its awful! ...
Depending on the kindness of strangers...
... in normal circumstances, but through jet-lag you get silence or English. (I feel bad that I've already forgotten his name.) Rabat is a beautiful city. But, you can't miss the obvious signs of poverty, stray cats, and the streets which appear to be ...
Long Time Coming
... let me know as time is running short. Mama: MOROCCANS HAVE NECK WRINKLES! Google Chrome: Almost everyone in Morocco uses Chrome. They have taste. Notebooks: I stop people in the middle of conversations, “Whoa, hold ...
Rabat
... is a Mauseleum to Muhamed V, the grandfather of the current King. Afterwards we walked up the long Embassy lined street (Rabat is the capital of Morocco) to the chella. The Chella is an old castle with both Islamic and Roman ruins. It now resembles an ...
Last days
... you if you fell down a manhole. 10) Blatant hatred for anything different. Hatred towards everyone. Things about Morocco I WILL miss: 1) The spectacular cars. It’s like my sort of nerdy heaven. 2) Halal options. What a ...
Shokran!
... in spain, and tomorrow will be heading up to portugal.Now I find myself struggling to get my brain back into spanish, as in morocco I learned some basic french, berebere, and Arabic. And also, as I type this, my fingers had adjusted to the arabic ...
Nothing like the sweet smell of humiliation...
... of American restaurants there. Zineb and I ate at "Friday's." I'vce never eaten there in the U.S. so I tried it Morocco.) Salaam Shout-outs: Security guards (again): thanks for caring. Too bad it led to something terrible. I may never ...
Dutch Children
Highlight of the day, me acting like a heroine. Low point of the day, the fact that I had to be a heroine. It’s actually less heroic than it sounds and it has to do with pomegranates. We’ll get back to that later. High point, I shaved ...
The Caravan Departs
... groves all day. The gentle hills of the countryside looked more like Tuscany than the set of the Lion King. Rabat has been capital or Morocco since the French Protectorate and is the country's second largest city. We spent some time wandering ...
Hassans mosque and train to Rabat
... we made it eventually. We stocked up on snacks and boarded the train for the hour ling trip to the countries capital Rabat. Pretty uneventful trip - we arrived and walked to the hotel and up the 4 flights of stairs to our rooms -- ...
Rockin' In Rabat
... train station in Tangier. Here we left Vivian, as she was going straight to Marrakesh, and boarded our five hour train ride to Rabat, Morocco's capital. The Czech traveller, Gabriel, came on our train with us as it took him to his transfer stop on his ...
Mini England to Morocco
... and it reflected much of England some twenty five years ago. After Gibraltar we headed out into the Atlantic and South towards Rabat, Morocco where the boat is at the moment. Entering the port was interesting with the boat riding in on the rolling waves ...
Out of the Hat
... that: a) there is no Rabat Tourist Office it doesn't matter what we are told; and b) there are no Rabat maps either and yes, this is Morocco's capital city. Eventually I did surface from the hotel room - on the final day. I managed to ...
A Desecration in Rabat
... in stride. Today started out rainy and rather chilly. It got worse and worse as we drove from Casablanca to Rabat, the Capital City of Morocco. Our guide, Mohammad, is a font of information about Morocco. At breakfast I mentioned to him an editorial I ...
Journey to Morocco...real vagabonds
... for less than 4 bucks and checked out the beach scene. All in all, we have been incredibly surprised at how Western Morocco feels. There is some traditional dress, especially on the people over 50, but otherwise, most young people wear really normal ...
Morocco 04
... - It pays to give a young child a small coin to guide you around the medinas and to get a taxi for you Favourite Things about Morocco: - Jemaa-el-Fna in Marrakech and the medina in Rabat - Moroccan whiskey - the sugar amped mint tea - Shaun's ...
