Marrakech
(Famous Central Plaza named Jemaa el-Fnaa, almost empty because it is Ramadan) “What is this?” Sandee shows me a Dutch Groupon ad touting 5 days in Marrakech for 499 Euro, flight, hotel and breakfast for 2 included. (alley leading to our Riad Amira) (Roads have beautiful doors) One of the nice things about living in Amsterdam is the nearness of lots of destinations at very reasonable rates. But in the scheme of things this offer was really cheap. (our room with a view at the shower) (Our bed in the really narrow room) So off we went very early on a Tuesday from Schiphol with thousands of other vacationers in a departure hall specifically earmarked for destination airlines with names nobody ever heard of to more than 50 different destinations in Europe and Northern Africa, snaking our way to check-in and then to security. (Every Riad has an inner courtyard with pool and functioned as breakfast room) (The rooftop functions as lounge in the evening) On flights like this one, wh