We spent Easter Sunday in Rabat, which is the capital city of Morocco.
Most people have heard of Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, but perhaps not Rabat? So in my mind i put it into the category of boring, "created" capital cities. This proved to be wrong. We had a wonderful day in Rabat - from Roman ruins to twisting medina to stunning ocean views from tiny blue lanes in the old port.
Our first stop was the ancient roman city of Chellah. There wer quite extensive remains - though not the well-preserved mosaics of St Albans.
After this we visited the mausoleum of King Mohamed V which was very grand, and had our first glimpses of the seascape and harbour. The palace guards were very impressive in their uniforms and very friendly about having photos.
Around 5pm we nearly headed back to the station, but fortunately we decided to stay a bit longer and go back to the harbour. We'd saved the best for last and i really loved the tiny blue and white lanes of the old port area
We caught the train bakc - very comfortable and back to the hotel around 8.30pm.
I had a nice glass of wine... and hey, although I had some mini eggs in the fridge, i didn't feel like chocolate. So my first zero-chocolate Easter in who knows how many years !!
Most people have heard of Casablanca, Fez, Marrakesh, but perhaps not Rabat? So in my mind i put it into the category of boring, "created" capital cities. This proved to be wrong. We had a wonderful day in Rabat - from Roman ruins to twisting medina to stunning ocean views from tiny blue lanes in the old port.
Our first stop was the ancient roman city of Chellah. There wer quite extensive remains - though not the well-preserved mosaics of St Albans.
After this we visited the mausoleum of King Mohamed V which was very grand, and had our first glimpses of the seascape and harbour. The palace guards were very impressive in their uniforms and very friendly about having photos.
Around 5pm we nearly headed back to the station, but fortunately we decided to stay a bit longer and go back to the harbour. We'd saved the best for last and i really loved the tiny blue and white lanes of the old port area
We caught the train bakc - very comfortable and back to the hotel around 8.30pm.
I had a nice glass of wine... and hey, although I had some mini eggs in the fridge, i didn't feel like chocolate. So my first zero-chocolate Easter in who knows how many years !!
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