Well, another round of the tour comes to an end!
Mohammed had new people to hang out with. And I needed to work on my thesis.
I ended up loving Tangier. Tangier, in many ways, felt like California. There were some big hills like San Francisco. There was a cool marina/beach, like I was in Santa Monica (or another LA area place). There was even a Starbucks!
[I know, I know, for someone who loves adventure and travel, I sure do love things that remind me of home. But one of the reasons I love home is because it’s so varied and there’s always something to do!]
Overall, Tangier was probably my favorite city in Morocco, though I liked many cities.
When I got to the hotel, it was crazy because when I checked in, the front desk said the manager wanted to talk to me.
So, I thought “oh no. What could the problem be? Was there something wrong with my credit card?”
But no. He just wanted to welcome me and say if I needed anything at all during my stay to let him know. He was like a very hands-on manager who wanted to make his guests feel like a princess. And he was lovely, and very worldly, having traveled all over.
He was a super nice man. And I was happy to feel like I sort of had a friend, or someone looking after me, even though he was really just a stranger.
The hotel was great, and he even sent me from free service to welcome me! (They had these cute Oreo tiramisus which were delicious!).
And since this was a good stopping point in my trip, I’ll also stop the story here, as we’ll spend the next few days talking about my birthday! And then we’ll jump back into Morocco!