A good place to hide
Our first steps on African soil plunged us into the bustling port of Tangier, a city once legendary for its debauchery in the days when it was an international zone. Now very much Moroccan (though still a haven for international spies, supposedly!) we may have only traveled 14km from Spain but we were definitely in a new world.
Throwing ourselves in at the deep end, we stayed at a 'rustic' hotel in the centre of the chaotic medina, just a few hundred metres from the port and consequently home to some dubious other patrons. The staff were friendly, though, and we were particularly taken by the phone system, complete with old-style switchboard requiring an operator to plug in the phone line each time a call was taken.
Leafy hills and pretty coastal views belie the chaos within!
This mosque, next to our hotel, woke us at 3am each morning with an eery, screamed call to prayer right outside our window
Mel negotiating the maze that is Tangier
It's easy to get lost in there
posted by The Hungry Pirates at 9:32 PM
1 Comments:
Nice pictures. I visited Morocco few month ago. Most of all I liked Tangiers. It is a city in the north of Morocco near the Straits of Gibraltar. It has a rich cultural heritage and is a city full of life. A lot of people buy in Tangiers property, because of it's beauty nature and mild climate. Also I liked Marrakech and Casablanca. Marrakech is a city with a long history and a lot of sights, and Casablanca is a modern city and economical capital of the country!
12/13/2007 10:12 PM
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