Chellah, outside of Rabat is an archeological sight and park.  The ruins go back to the Phoenicians and then the Romans.  Elementary school kids were there on class trips.  The herons were nesting in one part of the area and making noise as they came and went from the treetops.
This is the me at the huge mosque in center of Rabat.  When we arrived the king was there saying prayers and we had to wait outside the gates. 
This area contains a beautiful white mosque, a piazza with many columns set up as a sort of prayer labyrinth and lastly the mausoleum of the king's father, grandfather and uncle. The mosaics were awesome!
The oldest part of town in Rabat is the casbah.
The homes and shops were built into the walls of the city and it was painted blue and white.  
Every twist and turn in the road had another exotic view. 

We flew to Morocco via Paris on Air France!
                                           The adventure started when after 3 attempts to land in Rabat, Morocco, the pilot finally gave up because it was too windy.  The plane flew on to Casablanca.  From there we went through customs and rode a bus to Rabat.  It seemed to take forever! It was wonderful to finally be on  the ground in Morocco but at long last when we finally got to our hotel after about 24 hours of travel without sleep it was a dream come true!

Preparations






Here we are at the pre-travel IREX Seminar in Washington DC with Chantilly's own Mr. Frank.
It was a great Teachers for Global Classrooms experience. 
I met all the participants, teachers from all over the country.
Our cohort is off to Morocco!