Tangier, Morocco part 5 ...

 The last part of our trip included a tour of the places to shop, a synagogue where three religions combine in peace, Christian, Muslim and Jewish.  It was quite a neat little church downtown Tangier.  They are very respectful of all religions here as so many people have controlled this area of Africa, they all have their influence still there.

 The fresh spices, olives and produce are always piled high in the marketplace.

 A huge tree where it wouldn't be right to not take a picture of since we have seen many, many very old trees in our travels!  Below is us with our tour guide, Jamal.  He was phenomenal and we enjoyed our time in Morocco!  And of course, a picture of the return ferry ride.  What an exhausting, yet amazing day in Tangier, Morocco!

Tangier, Morocco part 4 ...

Another canned touristy stop on the must do list of Tangier, Morocco.   A camel ride while over looking the ocean.  Our whole party got on a camel, even my Mom and I :).  I thought my Mom was going to die and fall right off when the camel stood up, but she held on and her and Jenna enjoyed the ride.  Owen and Lydia were crying and screaming as the people pretty much picked them up and put them on the camel, which is funny since we aren't strangers to camels.  But by the time Jake got on and the camel got up they were happy to be on there.  Anthony rode his like a pro.  Adam (Jake's coworker who came with us), my Dad and I brought up the rear of the camel train.  I wasn't sure I should get on one being pregnant, but they assured me my camel was nice and the ride was smooth.  I wouldn't say it was comfortable and I wouldn't have wanted to go much further than we did, but I am glad we all had the experience together. In some of the pictures a few of us are raising our hands because the guy behind the camera kept cracking jokes about how awesome it was that we were on camels and to raise our hands and have a good time.  He was quite crazy about it and something we will never forget!

Tangier, Morocco part 3 ...

 On the tour we stopped by the Grand Mosque in Tangier.  It was interesting to be able to see another mosque after seeing the one we did while in Bahrain. This one was not open to the public so we couldn't go in, but the outside facade was quite beautiful.  The funniest part of this stop was that our van literally stopped in the middle of the street, we all got out and walked across the street while he just parked there.  Perfect for us with such a quick visit, but not something Jake would have ever attempted.

 Another one of the stops we got to take was to stop and enjoy a beverage at a cafe where the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean combine. It was a beautiful site to see for sure, could have been about 10 degrees warmer for my liking but it was beautiful nonetheless.

Tangier, Morocco Part 2 ...

 We hired a tour guide to take us around in Tangier and we are very glad we did.  He was very knowledgeable about the area, knew so many people as we walked around and had set up some fun little 'touristy' things to get to see while in Morocco.  One of them being the snake charmer.  He pulled out a black cobra and played with him for a few minutes while another guy beat a drum and then he pulled out a different snake, little green snake, that we all got to touch and hold.  It was super canned and touristy but it was fun to say we got to see a snake charmer.

 The above picture is where we stopped to have lunch, shrimp, kebab and a roasted chicken... YUM!  We were so happy to finally see a STOP sign in a foreign language.  Everywhere else we have traveled they have always still been in English.

 Driving around we got to see the extreme difference in economy and living style.  We saw the extreme poor of the city all the way up to the extreme rich of the country (or other countries who have summer homes here).  The above picture is the gate of one of the summer homes of the king of Saudi Arabia. The below picture is from the high class area looking back into the Kasbah. Quite a contrast for sure!