Arrival in Tangier

Hey everybody,
Yesterday was a day of three buses, a ferry, a shuttle and a cab. At the end of it all we found ourselves in Tangier, Morocco. It's two hours earlier than Spain here, so we got in early in the afternoon. We checked in at our hotel, the Hotel Continental,which is described in Lonely Planet as "bare bones". That is certainly a very accurate description, but it is comfortable and a great location, so it's really no problem. We wandered around the old city,the Medina, a bit, grabbing some tasty street food. It started pouring so we ducked into a cafe for a bit, before finding a bar just outside the Medina. It was called Caid's Piano Bar, and it is the real life basis for the bar in "Casablanca". Afterward we grabbed a shawarma on the street and headed back to the hotel for the night. We've both found the people here to be very nice, there's a definite feeling of the multiculturalism of this city. It was a very long day, and the time difference was kicking in, so we were pretty dead. Today we just plan on wandering around the city, as there isn't much real sight seeing to do here. We've decided to try to get out of the last night of our reservation and head to a town called Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains. Its supposed to be very beautiful, and we want to see something other than the big cities. We'll let you know what shapes up. Much love
Luke