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First Night in Tangier

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 On Friday we flew from Madrid to Tangiers, in Morocco. After an uneventful flight, we had an uneventful arrival at our Airbnb. By uneventful, I mean that we waited an hour and half to two hours in the building for the host's Tangier representative to arrive. We eventually got in - and the apartment (and the building) smelled strongly of mildew. I should probably note that I seem to be able to detect mustiness and mildew beyond what most mortal humans can detect. And it bothers me. So it's been a trying few days. But today it's a bit warmer, we have the balcony door open, and it's not so bad. I should also say that the apartment is lovely and big. Below is the view from our balcony. So we're pretty comfortable and all is well. Our first night, we set out to look for food. As we made our way to a market, we encountered two young Palestinian men who had also just arrived and needed some food and a place to stay. Chris began to chat with them, and they walked along wit...