Rabat to Tangier

January 5, 2018

We spent a pleasant morning walking in the Andalusian Gardens at the Kasbah in Rabat. The garden is well-designed with various different perspectives depending on your location. The gardens are home to a large number of cats, most of which craved attention (1) Apparently the garden is a popular noon-time spot and cats share the picnicers' lunch.

We took the afternoon train to Tangier, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic. We shared a compartment on the train with two Moroccan women and we exchanged a few pleassntries in French (2) as they offered to share their Pringles. 

As we proceeded further north, the terrain became greener along the coastal plane and hills. We arrived at Tangier just before dusk. 

(1) One cat had a good nap on my daughter's lap for about an hour and had to be removed so we could catch our train.

(2) Virtually everyone we encountered in Morooco speaks both Arabic and French. I can mutter a few words in French.

Scenes from the Andalusian Gardens in Rabat

Train station in the middle of nowhere for trains to pass on the single-track route