http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Morocco , Tangier T touan , Asilah en-us Thu, 03 Dec 09 15:20:34 +0000 Thu, 03 Dec 09 15:20:34 +0000 I know this is a day late whatever Happy Independence Day 159316101583 157516041575158715781602160415751604 1587159316101583Today AmidEast went to Asilah a small beach town to the north of Rabat a little south of Tangier. We rode on a bus up there for a couple hours it was really hot. Once we got there we walked around the Medina then ate so http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-447904.html Asilah is a beautiful town. The Medina is perfectly built for the climate narrow passageways open rooftops and courtyards communal corridors in houses and all painted in perfect white. Therersquos an old palace with an open balcony 20m above the rocks once used to execute infidels and christians along the beachfront. Another beach 3kms to the South of town is larger with big waves good for s http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-360836.html Turns out Casablanca was pretty much a bore not even Rick's could save it. Alas it's now obvious to me that the REAL Casablanca was a set solely the property of Pinewood Studios tm. So I've come up the coast to the cool and Cooler seaside town of Asilah. Soph I think you'd like it here there's art everywhere paintings on the streetside walls and everything. For some reason Morroco does seem http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-314770.html I can live off this salad. Wandered the town even more... it's actually much better than I think Tangier would have been although I haven't been to Tangier.On the way back to the train we walked along the beach where we had to go through a yard and then cross the street to go over the fence. On the way into Asilah all the townies hopped the fence to walk into town while we took a cab. The train http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-277898.html So we made it and have been to 3 cities already... found an internet cafe to write in l'medina in Asilah. Almost out of time though so this is my little message for now..Getting a little hungry and there are only a few hours left in the day.Thank goodness I never took a typing class or I would be SCREWED on this keyboard where I have yet to find an sign.. silly yesThe train took us about 4 hou http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-276957.html During the summer 2007 this was with Asilah that I started my trip around Morocco...This is a GREAT alternative to Tangier when you get to the country by ferry It's a really beautiful town with blue and white tones by the ocean quiet nice people..... http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-204854.html Click on the links for more pictures than there are in the blogAlthough it might be the 'European' part of Africa.This blog is written in some quite serious retrospect and it's really just an excuse to show you some photos and tell you where I've been. I've written my own diary but it's mine and I don't want to type it all up now. Call me selfish...The Crossing etc.I went to the pretty surfing http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/Tangier-T-touan/Asilah/blog-52792.html