We got out of Tangier and arrived at the Spanish-flavored Asilah. Spanish-flavoured indeed. No more does breakfast just come with bread. Oh no. Now it has rice. More greetings with 'hola' than with 'bonjour.' The medina is incredibly quiet and clean. It has this beautiful juxtaposition of medieval walls surrounding crisp white buildings with blue trim around all of the shutters.
We had read that this town is known for being quite artsy. It has a huge street art festival in September. The writings were right. No sooner than you cross a corner than you see another piece of street art tucked away on the white backdrop. The town is set right on the Atlantic Ocean, making sunsets on the ramparts incredibly beautiful.
The city use to be a key Portuguese asset when they ran the gold trade in the 16th century. Until a pirate took over! This pirate apparently was quiet dastardly. He use to kill people by pushing them off the castle walls on the medina and into the ocean. Oh, who doesn't love a good pirate tale?
Strikingly enough, there are practically no tourists here. It's amazing considering it's proximity to Tangier and how beautiful the place is. It is a perfect town for exploration and a great place to end our journey.
We are so sad to leave Morocco. We are going to miss all of the amazing fresh bread and harissa at every turn. We are going to miss being enchanted by all of the different locations and the different traditional clothes. We are going to miss locals enthusiastically telling us, "welcome to Morocco."
Tomorrow, early morning train to Casablanca and then back off to Egypt.
We had read that this town is known for being quite artsy. It has a huge street art festival in September. The writings were right. No sooner than you cross a corner than you see another piece of street art tucked away on the white backdrop. The town is set right on the Atlantic Ocean, making sunsets on the ramparts incredibly beautiful.
The city use to be a key Portuguese asset when they ran the gold trade in the 16th century. Until a pirate took over! This pirate apparently was quiet dastardly. He use to kill people by pushing them off the castle walls on the medina and into the ocean. Oh, who doesn't love a good pirate tale?
Strikingly enough, there are practically no tourists here. It's amazing considering it's proximity to Tangier and how beautiful the place is. It is a perfect town for exploration and a great place to end our journey.
We are so sad to leave Morocco. We are going to miss all of the amazing fresh bread and harissa at every turn. We are going to miss being enchanted by all of the different locations and the different traditional clothes. We are going to miss locals enthusiastically telling us, "welcome to Morocco."
Tomorrow, early morning train to Casablanca and then back off to Egypt.
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