Carthage Museum

My first time on the continent of Africa!

When I arrived it was dark, so it was very difficult to get my bearings. My room, 3138, overlooks the pool area. I can hear the sea in the background. It is now about 21:30 and I am beat. I got up this morning at about 02:30, so it has been a long day.

My first full day was spent in the …

... careful. At least I had done little or no additional planning. I knew practically nothing about Tunisia. Hannibal, Phoenicians, El Jem, The Bardo Museum, Carthage, beach resorts and about 98% Muslims. Popular with French tourists I think. What else ...

... heading for the old Punic city of Carthage, now a suburb of the capital. But I figured that you can't exactly come to Tunisia and not go to Carthage, right? So the plan was, train to Tunis, walk to the tram station and then board a tram to Carthage. The ...

... before realizing that we can't get up the side of the hill and must turn back. The road to Byrsa Hill, the Basilica and the Carthage Museum seems short but the heat is starting to wear on us. At the top we break bread and cheese and take in the view of ...

... water after our visit to the desert.   We covered a lot of ground during our 14-day tour that included Gammarth, Carthage, Dougga, Tozeur, Douz, Matmata, Djerba, Sousse, Monastir, Rabat, and back to Tunis. We were told that Tunisia is one of ...

... city, dumping salt on the smoldering ruins to ensure nothing would grow there again.  To this day, the site remains mostly desert.  The Catholic church by the Carthage Museum is a lovely sight, as are the statues and mosaics found in the ...

... Newly restored, the former cathedral of Saint Louis, which crowns the hill is now a cultural center and the nearby national museum of Carthage holds a collection of Punic statues, steles and urns.  We are greeted by a variety of locals claiming to ...