It should be fun, but it will be fast as this two-week August trip has to be squeezed into a small gap in his school schedule.
The trip is through Paris, with a few hours in Madrid, and then a day or two in Gibraltar and Algeciras, before hitting Tangier, Fez and, of course, Marrakesh.
The basic bones of the trip are mapped out with details at "Seat 61".
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5 comments:
Ah, it was more than nostalgia that sent you into the family photo albums! Can't believe you can book the train trip as a dead-head in 48 hours total. It sounds like you'll be stopping off, and two weeks is better than no weeks. Have a blast and be sure to bring back at least one African Pariah Dog for each of your trusty readers.
Seahorse
I always feared that Gibraltar would be a racist hello full of lobster-faced expat Brits. I was very wrong. It's a lovely, busy, cosmopolitan place. You've picked a lovely trip. Enjoy!
It should be a great trip.
I always remember Gibralter as a very clean and civilized place. The tension between Gibralter and Spain is largely gone, I think. Spain and Portugal deserve their own trip, but Madrid is not a jewel in that crown, and so not so much time there. The best part of this trip will be spending two weeks with my son where we just get to see new stuff together. No dogs, no women, no job, places to go and just enough cash in our pocket to eat but not enough to get into serious trouble. I could retire in Morocco in a heart beat though. Good people, great land, terrific food, and quite affordable. What's not to love?
P
A good friend of mine is the harbour master in Gib. If you see Nick Chapman tell him I said hello and we miss him and his family. Great people!
Seahorse
Oh, dear. Lucky lucky boy. And the song is sheer flashback material. Thanks for the memories and have a good trip.
Debi and the TX JRTs
(who are presently in their little plastic pool in the 100 degree weather.)
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