After more than a week in Morocco, I have started to be intrigued by the charming Moroccan doors. The most interesting ones I saw were at Chefchaouen, nicknamed as “The Blue City.” They’re just not lovely but they’re very photogenic, too! You can’t resist taking a shot when passing them. If ever we’d have a house (legit house) of our own in the future, I’d certainly design one of my doors like one of these pretty doors below.
If I were an influencer, I would have stand by the door and pose. Do you count teacher as being an influencer too – well within the classroom and even beyond?
More and more doors….
Enough about the doors…. Here’s a little info about Tangier (also spelt as Tanger). It is a historic city located in the northern part of Morocco. Tangier’s history is very interesting and being a port city, you can imagine that this city was a melting pot of many cultures and civilizations. As a tourist, a huge plus for Tangier is that it connects you to Spain in a mere 45 minute ferry ride. Thus, making it easy for you to travel there via water. So, if you ever find yourself in Spain – come over Tangier!
As for us, we took the night train from Marrakesh. From the train station, we hoped onto the grand taxi to our next accomodation at Kasbah Rose! We even made friends with the taxi driver, Omar, who do not mind driving us to Chefchaouen tomorrow morning for only 550 dirhams (in the end we gave him 600 dirhams equivalent to SGD$86)! A nice change cos we get to see the roadside, stopover whenever we want, chat with Omar, get to know more about his family etc.
After a good shower at Kasbah Rose and breakfast by the super enthusiastic host, we head out to explore the old town – Tangier Medina. It is the MOST visited attraction in the city. Rightly so, as you will find alleys of Moroccan culture and history layered inside the medina. Historically, Tangier is a younger city as compared to its older siblings like Fes and Marrakesh which makes it cleaner as compared to older medina like Fes. Inside the Tangier medina we managed to find restaurants, shops, hotels and riads, handicrafts and textiles workshops and more. It is worth taking half a day to explore the medina at ease. It is very easy to maneuver and hard to get lost.
After the quick washup! We were at the rooftop of Kasbah Rose.
Spot the legendary Mint Tea!
Us outside the Kasbah Museum in Kasbah Square
Part of Kasbah Square
The details are just too beautiful!
Here it is… Halfway through the journey, we were doubting ourselves – did we plot the cafe correctly….
Barang baik leh potong kaki! By far the best mint tea!
