Bags packed and goodbyes said, it was time to head off to Morocco again. This time for a different reason, I was on my way to practice my basic arabic skills and well, lets just say I was thrown into the deep end.. deeper than I had ever expected to find myself in this situation. Early morning rise again with both my parents driving me to the airport, it felt surreal that I was leaving again, and this time I felt more drained, tired and unwilling to leave. But the choice was not mine, I had everything prepared and my friend waiting for me at the airport, it was time to leave.
I also apologise for the bad quality pictures, I didn't think it was worth bringing the DSLR or another camera seeing as I was going to be in school most of the time.
The only good thing from early morning flights is the sunrise.
And what is an early morning flight without a little coffee to fuel you up?
Waiting at costa coffee and another little food refuel was needed. On a light brown seeded bread (satisfaction and health in bread, perfect!) with spinach, tomato and chicken, it definitely hit the spot when it came to leaving me happy.
Arrival at Rabat airport, turns out our driver would be 2 hours late, and require us to make 2 telephone calls in order to track down the man. What we didn't realise was the other people waiting at the airport for the same man! Thank god for the free wifi from Sixt at the airport, otherwise I think me and Ninako would probably have died from boredom. (And also the air conditioning, as this particular day in Rabat was super hot, which is unusual!)
Our first mini excursion and adventure by ourselves took us to the medina, which in Arabic means the city centre. The trams are pretty cheap at 6 Moroccan dirhams one way. Transport I must admit is super convenient and cheap in Rabat, taxis being the most convenient and cheap. It would cost around 11 Moroccan dirhams for a 5-7 minute journey. The medina is extremely pretty and is relatively fun to have a little look around, however I would neither advise for you to go by yourself or just as a group of girls. This is due to there being a large population of men loitering around the gare (station) and around the little market areas.
The most expensive drink me and Ninako had, however this little cafe did make it especially delicious, freshly squeezed mango! YUM! 12 Moroccan dollars, this is kind of steep in Rabat, but worth it for a refreshing smoothie.
The medina just outside of the gare.
My first day of school and it was a little buffet lunch, bread again being their main priority in meals. Having already had 2 slices of bread for breakfast that morning I scaled down durning lunch on the bread side of things.) The chicken, nuts and caramelised carrots were delicious, the cooks at the school Qalam Wa Lawh really do make some mouth watering food.
Later on during the enrolment day we took a little trip with the school to the medina (above) and to the coast.
Rabat really is a pretty place, and with most of it being built up unlike Marrakech. The weather isn't so scorching either so you do not need to worry about keeping cool, which makes me love it even more. Warm weather is nice for a couple of days but after that it definitely is just a nuisance.
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