We hired a private guide in advance, which was very helpful since we couldn’t read the Arabic street signs, and since we were obviously tourists we were hounded by locals hoping to sell us souvenirs. We started out by driving through the posh side of Tangier, with beaches and the mansions of seiks.
Even though camels aren’t used in Tangier, we took the mandatory Tourist Camel Ride.
We saw the Caves of Hercules, where there is a hole looking out to the ocean shaped kind of like Africa.
The caves also have a pool where women come to bathe if they hope to have children…hmmm…
The Mediterranean beaches are beautiful.
Then we went into the heart of Tangier, which is a busy, bustling hub of activity. The buildings are close together, making most of the roads too narrow for cars. Most women wore headscarves, and many men wore long robes. It was very busy. At around noon the local mosque sounded the call for prayer, which could be heard throughout the city.
Our favorite part was the market. Butchers had all kinds of meat hanging up for us to choose from, and each butcher stand had a hopeful cat waiting by it. There were lots of produce stands:
There were stands that sold dozens of kinds of olives:
And dried fruit stands with strands of figs strung together for decoration:
Tangier was probably the most memorable part of our trip. At sunset, we headed back to the ferry dock to sail back to Tarifa. We had to rest up for the next day…
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