N ORTH A FRICA IN 7 D AYS T RAVEL J OURNEY By: Cristina Fernandez

J UNE 20 It was a Monday, the day i left to Rabat, Morocco. It took me about 1 whole day to travel from my country to the other part of the world and get settled down. I finally arrived to this important city. When i got to the hotel Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses, i was surprised to see all the fascinating attractions it had nearby such as the royal palace and mosque.Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses

J UNE 21 It was my second day at Rabat so I decided to visit some of its famous places. I went to visit the Hassan Tower which was supposed to be the largest minaret in the world but due to the kings death its construction stopped. It was lunch time and I was getting hungry so I stopped by a restaurant. They served me couscous.. What was it I asked and they told me it was Moroccan typical plate. Well, I had to admit I enjoyed it. JUNE 21

It had been a very hot day. Rabat's featured climate is Mediterranean caused by its location along the Atlantic sea. Since I was very tired, I got back to the hotel and took a nap. Then, I got in the pool and swam some laps.. Pretty relaxing. At night, the temperature lowered and I was getting cold. I didn't expect it to be that way since it had been such a hot day but then I was told that at night the temperature always cooled down.

J UNE 22 I woke up early in the morning so i could visit Rabats downtown and but some spices. I woke up early in the morning so I could visit Rabat's downtown and buy some spices. I got back to the hotel and after lunch went to the Royal Palace. When I arrived, I was really impressed and began admiring its fine illustration of Islamic architecture. In this palace was where Mohammed VI lived. You could only experience its real beauty once you begin exploring it. June 22

June 23 It was my last day at Rabat and so I decided to leave the city by train so I could admire the beautiful horizons and nature. I left to Kabul, Afghanistan in the morning of thus day. When I arrived, I couldn't believe this city was so old..it was over 3,500 years old! The climate was in its bestest season, summer. It wouldn’t rain and it would have very low humidity without being too hot and dry.

J UNE 24 I left the hotel to take a walk through the streets. I was amazed to know that in such and old city there could be so much population as 2,850,000. there were so many places I wanted to visit but I couldn't go to every and each of them because of the time i had left.

J UNE 25 June 25 On this day, I went to tour on Afghan National Museum. It had been used as a military base but in 1994 it was destroyed. After being refurbished, many treasures of ivory are stored there as well as antiquities. At night, I went to have dinner in a famous restaurant where I ordered Afghanistan's most typical dish Qabili Palau. It tasted delicious!

J UNE 26 It was the last day of my whole trip! I didn't want to leave, I had had so much fun. Before I left back to Colombia, went to the market place and bought some dried fruits and nuts. I got back to the hotel, packed my things and went to the airport. I wouldn't regret anything I did, it was the most amazing trip y have ever had!

END OF MY TRIP!