Sorry I haven't posted in a while....I was traveling all weekend.
This weekend I traveled to Tangier, Cuerta, Tetouan, and Asilah. I left on Thursday with another student to Tangier. Traveling to Tangier by train we made friends with two women on the train. The women preceded to tell us the best places to travel in Morocco and quiz us on our Moroccan Arabic. I tried speaking classic Arabic with the ladies but they didn't understand what I was saying. Which makes me wonder why I am studying classical Arabic. It was a great time. Upon arriving in Tangier we stayed at an amazing hostel and at amazing seafood. I would say the hostel for one person and dinner that night cost $30.Just so yall become jealous of the hostel...I could see Spain from the terrace of the hotel. That's amazing! The next day, we walked around Tangier and met a man from Germany. I do not remember the man's name but he had been traveling by a minivan from France to Spain to Morocco. Later, we purchased traditional dress and sat on the beach to read. Sadly, the water is still to cold.
Saturday (February 16) was the first time I walked across a border to another country. I walked from Morocco to Spain and back to Morocco. I wonder....How many people knew that there is a city, Cuerta, in Morocco that is actually part of Spain? Cuerta is a small city about an hour and half from Tangier that is Spanish land. Cuerta is literally a little Spain.
Asilah was a very small city but beautiful. The old Medina walls were painted blue....I felt like I was in Greece.
I enjoyed this weekend. By the time I got back home, I was exhausted and ready to sleep. Today, I went to class thinking it should already be Wednesday.
Well until next time but here are a couple of pictures....
The hostel in Tangier:
Wondering around:
Museum in Tanger:
The Cave of Hercules:
Apparently this is where the ocean and sea meet:
Cuerta (The Spanish City):
Asilah:
A town outside of Asilah:
This town is know for their clams...the women in the surrounding villages come out and pick the clams everyday. Apparently these clams are very expensive because the water is not polluted.
Yes, I hiked this huge sand dune to take a picture...
This weekend I traveled to Tangier, Cuerta, Tetouan, and Asilah. I left on Thursday with another student to Tangier. Traveling to Tangier by train we made friends with two women on the train. The women preceded to tell us the best places to travel in Morocco and quiz us on our Moroccan Arabic. I tried speaking classic Arabic with the ladies but they didn't understand what I was saying. Which makes me wonder why I am studying classical Arabic. It was a great time. Upon arriving in Tangier we stayed at an amazing hostel and at amazing seafood. I would say the hostel for one person and dinner that night cost $30.Just so yall become jealous of the hostel...I could see Spain from the terrace of the hotel. That's amazing! The next day, we walked around Tangier and met a man from Germany. I do not remember the man's name but he had been traveling by a minivan from France to Spain to Morocco. Later, we purchased traditional dress and sat on the beach to read. Sadly, the water is still to cold.
Saturday (February 16) was the first time I walked across a border to another country. I walked from Morocco to Spain and back to Morocco. I wonder....How many people knew that there is a city, Cuerta, in Morocco that is actually part of Spain? Cuerta is a small city about an hour and half from Tangier that is Spanish land. Cuerta is literally a little Spain.
Asilah was a very small city but beautiful. The old Medina walls were painted blue....I felt like I was in Greece.
I enjoyed this weekend. By the time I got back home, I was exhausted and ready to sleep. Today, I went to class thinking it should already be Wednesday.
Well until next time but here are a couple of pictures....
The hostel in Tangier:
View from the Terrace:
Wondering around:
Museum in Tanger:
Random house in Tangier:
Beautiful Mosque in Tangier:
The Beach in Tangier:
The Cave of Hercules:
Apparently this is where the ocean and sea meet:
This is me trying on a hat...that made me look like a poodle:
Cuerta (The Spanish City):
There was a festival in Cuerta:
Asilah:
A town outside of Asilah:
This town is know for their clams...the women in the surrounding villages come out and pick the clams everyday. Apparently these clams are very expensive because the water is not polluted.
Yes, I hiked this huge sand dune to take a picture...
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