A Trip to Tangier
Tangier, positioned at the gateway to the Mediterranean has been fought over and controlled by many different counties over the centuries. It's a city of trade with a reputation for intrigue. Sightseeing :- As all visitors should, we wandered through the medina many times but only visited the central food market once (you need a strong stomach for the sights in the meat market and the smells in the fish market ); we climbed to the Kasbah palace ( Dar el Makhzen ) and almost bought a carpet on the way down; visited the American legation , originally residence of the American ambassador it now houses a fascinating museum (including a collection of miniature soldiers, forever at war with each other) and a cultural centre; we called in at the Cafe de Paris —there was no alcohol, no lunch and not a double agent in sight! We ate at Villa Mabrouka—a house that had belonged to Yves Saint Laurent , and more recent...