Casablanca

 Our most anticipated stop was in Casablanca, Morocco.  We were all excited to go to Africa.  Caleb wants to let everyone know that he was the first one off the gangway to touch Africa!  He is very proud to be the first Brown child to be in Africa.

We hired a tour guide to take us all around the area.  We stopped at the beach to collect some shells and touch the "African waters."

 He are the kids with our tour guide, Muhamed.

  The largest graveyard in the country.  It was huge!

 We went to the old town part of Rabat, a city about an hour away from Casablanca.  This part of town dates back many centuries.  It was a mixture of Spanish and Arabic architecture. 

 A famous mosque that was never completed because the king died.  It was going to be grand.  While we were there, we heard them calling for their prayer time.  It was like something out of a movie!

 We stopped in at a rug maker business.  The women sat and made rugs for 8 hours a day.  It would take between 3-6 months to make a rug by hand, depending on the size of the rug. Wow!

 The tomb of some of the kings and princes of Morocco.  It was beautiful inside.

 More tombs.  They like to honor their kings!

 Another great mosque.  It is the third largest in the world and the western most one.  It was incredible.  Our tour guide shared all about his muslim faith.  It was fascinating.

Here is the last French building made while still under the French control. It is now the French Embassy.

 It was a long and tiring day.  It was a great experience and no, we didn't trade Megan for any camels... even though we thought about it!