Day 17: Marrakech
This blog entry marks the end of my journey and the blog. This is my last day in Morocco, but it is a travel day. I am sitting in the Marrakech airport as I write this, waiting to board a plane to Casablanca and from there, another plane that will take me home--well, to DC, anyway. From there it's another quick flight to Charlotte the next day and *then* I'll at last be able to sleep in my own bed. Will I return to Morocco? I might. I was especially impressed with the craftsmanship here. I just about fell in love with the ornately carved wooden tables I saw in the main woodworking souk of Essaouira, which the king of Morocco himself has visited. I have developed a fantasy of flying back to Morocco someday, once I have a house, and furnishing it with furniture, brasswork, ceramics, and other beautiful products shipped from Morocco. Naturally, this is a fairy tale. First, it would be more sensible to find a website specializing in Moroccan crafts and order directly fro