Palermo, from an architectural point of view constitutes a  good synthesis of our trip so far: especially the World heritage sites of the Arabo-Normanno buildings are a perfect synthesis of the Norman invaders, employing Arab craftsmen to build churches and Palazzi...

As it was impossible to apply for an Algerian visa, we tried to find a cargo ship to take us to Palermo but discovered this is a really costly way to travel, (up to 100 EUR per day and they are slow...). One of the agencies we asked however pointed out, we could reach Palermo by taking 2 ferries: from Tangermed to Genua (56 hours) and from Genua to Palermo (18 hours). So we stressed our budget and booked both trips with private cabins with sea view...

Along the edge of the Rif mountain range

....Moroccan police and cyclists

Our best wishes to all of you!

From being tourists to being guests

Christmas in Arabic

Going East...

We wish you a merry Christmas! We hope to spend ours in Meknes, Morocco

Despite of our tandem, which the guard of the Algerian Consulate in Rabat found impressive, we don't get a visa for that country.