Day trip to Rabat

         Today the boat was parked at Casablanca and  we went on the day trip to Rabat. Rabat is the capital city of Morocco.
           We were told exactly the same information  as the other guide told us yesterday coming from Marakesh, even to the same joke!  Disregarding the  view from the window, he haranged us solidly about Islam and Mosques. No tip (again)
         Our first stop was the royal palace.
         The second stop was a roman site on which a mosque was later built.The romans got a brief mention and the ruins of the mosque described at length. There were storks nesting all over the high ruins and in the trees.
          The next stop was the mausoleum  of the king's father and grandfather.
          The last stop was a casbah. Casbah means castle. It is a village near the sea inside  old castle walls. It is supposed to resemble San Terrini but not really. The traffic was light. Friday so everyone at prayers.