Dar Nilam Tangier

Santiago arrives in Tangier with an open mind. Immediately after he arrives the omens begin to guide his path. When the thief takes all of his money he feels sad and hopeless, but as the king said Urim and Thummim helped Santiago read the omen. They gave him hope by showing he still had the old man's blessing. The rocks then started to show Santiago the bright side of his situation ...

... the next 5 hours standing, until someone told us that the last<br>carriage, past where the platform finished, was free. We quickly, though<br>discreetly power-walked down to the end carriage, very aware that the train was<br>about to leave, and we boosted each other up onto the carriage. This car didn&#8217;t<br>have compartment, just seating, so we grabbed the only two seats that were by<br>themselves and settled in. This train too was suffering delays in the middle of<br>nowhere quite ...

... little holes in the wall selling very specialized goods. Shoes, shirts, sewing thread, spices, dead chickens - each had their own shop.<br><br>The smells that wafted around were varied and exotic. Lots of spices, the occasional roast meat, roasting corn - it was all there in the air.<br><br>The place was packed - mostly with actual locals, though there was the occasional fellow tourist.<br><br>A loud and fast ...

... protest though considering the places I had just left. I just ate and told Emilio of our adventures. Surprisingly he has lived in Spain all his life and he´s never visited morocco. He´s never even seen some of the cities I have in Spain. Spaniards are so set on their lives that they hardly ever leave their home. Huh, kind of surreal to think Ive traveled to all the places I have so far and I´m only 19.... School is going well. I got my midterms ...

... winter so suck it up and take one for the team. If its such an issue... save up and escape like i did!!! Im glad your happy to be back at uni, and handing out travel advise haha. keep it up. Elly - im so excited that your planning your own trip! hopefully i have been your guinnea pig and now you will have a better idea of where to go and not to go....! hahaha. my new found wealth of knowledge is at your disposal :) and jeez 2010 isnt that far away - the time is just flying ...

... went to a small local cafe to befriend someone who knew his way around town...and to have our first cup of authentic Moroccan mint tea.  Yum!  We talked to a guy who worked at the cafe, and after a short while, we asked if he knew of anyone with a room to rent.  We laid out some basic ground rules for the accomodation and price range, and once we finished our teas, we set off on foot to find a place.  He rang at a couple of doors, but met with no luck, but ...

... makes for a lot of very grumpy people, particularly among the nicotine-addicted who also interpret the Koran's passages about not letting anything pass through ones lips during daylight hours to apply to cigarettes. In addition to moody people, however, most restaurants and stalls selling prepared food are closed during the day and the already religiously-proscribed alcohol is especially hard to come by. Now that I am ...

... away then ... Since I'm here during Ramadan, I'm more or less observing the fast. Partly out of respect and partly due to the fact that food isn't highly available anyway. However, a couple times I've given in and had a beverage during the day -- it's not easy walking around all day long without a drop to drink. Many restaurants are closed entirely, even after sunset. One fun thing to do is to go to a cafe just before sundown and grab a table. You order some ...