Behind any given street in Marrakech, where you might expect to find back doors and alleyways, you may find instead a warren of homes and walkways. I'm not sure how these off-street streets are designated for, say, the post office.
Their existence does explain why taxi drivers navigate by landmarks rather than by addresses. Of course, the foreigner who, proudly showing off her faux-Arabic with a freshly memorized destination, may be suddenly at a total loss when it comes to knowing what is considered a landmark in the area. Not that that has ever happened to me.
Nat King Cole, probably best known now for his song "Unforgettable", might never have recorded this other classic tune had Lerner and Loewe lived in Marrakech. "On the street where...behind the other street...where you make that left...." It just doesn't sound the same.
perfect! :D
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