My time in Morocco was not touristy- I was there to spend time with my family and it was amazing. Although I did not travel around the country or really even make it out of Rabat, it was a relazing and very enjoyable few weeks.
My trip from Morocco to Portugal was pretty painless- train ride, plane ride, metro ride. Highlight- I sat next to a Brazilian lady on the plane so I was bale to practice my Portuguese a bit )and try to block out the French) before I landed. Upon arrival in Lisbon and went straight to a Couch Surfing dinner, a monthly thing they do here. Perfect idea! It only took me just over an hour on the metro, after getting off at the wrong spot, dragging my bags up and down stairs, finally finding where I was going and toting my bag down the cobblestone streets. I felt a bit awkward about showiong up to dinner with a backpack and a suitcase but if anybody understands it´s other travelers. Dinner was fun- I was sitting with an English girl, 2 Portuguese, a Lebanese, a Uzbek, and another American. There were at least another two dozen people there from all over but our table was pretty small. After dinner, my new British friend opened her home to me, so I dragged my bag down the cobblestone streets to her place and then she and I plus the other American and a Portuguese guy all went out for drinks. The first bar we had cheap beer and talked about 80s music and the second bar was full of people playing the guitar (I do believe I was the only person in the bar that did not a one point during the evening play an instrument), singalongs, and flaming sausages (they bring you chorizo and a dish full of something on fire and you cook it at the table.) By 330am we called it a night and finally went to bed. I was surprised at how friendly everyone was, how laid back it felt, and what an amazing time I had. I´ve spent the last few weeks with some great people, but this was the first time in a while I was surrounded by people like me- mid/late 20´s, adventurous and experienced travelers, comfortable meeting new people. I look forward to what this town in store for me over the next 2 days.
My trip from Morocco to Portugal was pretty painless- train ride, plane ride, metro ride. Highlight- I sat next to a Brazilian lady on the plane so I was bale to practice my Portuguese a bit )and try to block out the French) before I landed. Upon arrival in Lisbon and went straight to a Couch Surfing dinner, a monthly thing they do here. Perfect idea! It only took me just over an hour on the metro, after getting off at the wrong spot, dragging my bags up and down stairs, finally finding where I was going and toting my bag down the cobblestone streets. I felt a bit awkward about showiong up to dinner with a backpack and a suitcase but if anybody understands it´s other travelers. Dinner was fun- I was sitting with an English girl, 2 Portuguese, a Lebanese, a Uzbek, and another American. There were at least another two dozen people there from all over but our table was pretty small. After dinner, my new British friend opened her home to me, so I dragged my bag down the cobblestone streets to her place and then she and I plus the other American and a Portuguese guy all went out for drinks. The first bar we had cheap beer and talked about 80s music and the second bar was full of people playing the guitar (I do believe I was the only person in the bar that did not a one point during the evening play an instrument), singalongs, and flaming sausages (they bring you chorizo and a dish full of something on fire and you cook it at the table.) By 330am we called it a night and finally went to bed. I was surprised at how friendly everyone was, how laid back it felt, and what an amazing time I had. I´ve spent the last few weeks with some great people, but this was the first time in a while I was surrounded by people like me- mid/late 20´s, adventurous and experienced travelers, comfortable meeting new people. I look forward to what this town in store for me over the next 2 days.
Jeff and I were THIS CLOSE to ending up in Rabat! I hope you had fun practicing your French! ;)
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