Ibis Tangier
Route Nationale 1, KM 12, Zone Franche - Gueznaya Tangier, 90000, Morocco
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Boat rides and Boat wrongs
We woke up the next day, packed up our things, and took the train to Tangier. While on the train we spoke in spanish with a man who spoke less english than Adam speaks Arabic (he knows a little more than three words). The train ride was rather uneventful and when we arrived in Tangier we exited the station, got directions to our hotel from a taxi …
Entry point into Africa
Flight to Tangier
I did something that Moroccans do not do: I flew from Marrakesh to Tangier. It takes a whole day by train or just a few hours (with a connection in Casablanca) by flight. However, the Riad owner, locals, airport security officers – everyone – just didn't understand why I would fly. I have to say that …
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The smells of Tangier
... never occurred to me (for whatever reason) that speaking spanish to someone would induce them to respond quickly in spanish, a language where I knew about 3 words and only if spoken very slowly - and they all centered around bathrooms and garbage. Not useful at the bus station.
Mel caught on to this phenomenon much faster than I did and pleaded with me to stop ordering in spanish, asking for the bill in spanish - all of which consistently resulted in ...
'Play it again, Sam!'
Thursday 1 September 2011
Seats aren't assigned in 2nd class train compartments, so it's a free-for-all. I ended up in an old type of individual compartment on the train, with a couple opposite and a gent in the corner, near the sliding door. I opted for the other corner, near the window and quickly settled down with my endearing pillow. It wasn't long before another couple with an incredibly well-behaved little boy came into the compartment at ...
Step 26: Running to Relaxation
... ran alongside the ocean and at the end of the beach was the port. The port was very picturesque and it had little fishing boats floating throughout. The old Medina was inside of a Portugese fort and it made for some great photos!
We started off by locating some good eats and because the majority of our group were opposed to seafood, we found a great pizza parlor, right next to the Meknes Cafe (small world!) The pizza was hot and yummy.. of course I did not expect ...



