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Woke up this morning and found myself dead...
... kicking and screaming was I led to that swish bar ____, full of very attractive Tunisian honeys and at no time did I enjoy the tasty, cold local brew, Celtia. Not wanting to appear churlish and uncouth, I even agreed to go on a good old fashioned booze run, Islamic style, before we went to the bar.
Let me explain, Friday is a holy day in Islamic culture and drinking alcohol is forbidden. Of course, depending on which Muslim you speak to and where they ...
Tunis, Sidi Bou Said and Carthage
... t working so we couldn’t ring home. We finally book accommodation in Sousse, our next stop. We went back to our room for a while and then went back into town for a shawerma lunch and then spent a few more hours on the internet again. We didn’t do any sightseeing, not much to see in Tunis. Supermarket stop and then back to our hotel for the night to pack and sleep. It feels like winter, a big difference so its hit us! (No photos today).
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Thoughts on Tunisia
... of weeks. After our medina explorations, during which we were aided by a man who claimed he worked at our hotel. We were a little skeptical about that one, as neither Mark nor I remembered him. We think he was trying to get us into a perfume shop. Nevertheless he brought us to the government shop, about which we had read, and climbed up to the top where there were tremendous views of the whole city. After exploring the Medina, we took a cab to the Bardo Museum. I ...
Into Africa
... a long-sleeved shirt and left to catch the ferry to Tunis. The ferry was late, and on the other side of security there was sbsolutely nothing to eat. I overheard some people speaking English, so naturally I butted in, and found out that the ferry is habitually late. Started talking to a French-born guy of Tunisian descent who was travelling back with his aged parents, one of whom was in a wheelchair. His English was amazing as he's actually an English teacher in ...
Tunis and Sidi Bou Said
... 140 AD. These baths are said to be some of the largest of Roman times. And we also headed to see Roman aqueducts nearby.
We visited the North Africa American Cemetery, built to honor Americans who gave their lives fighting in North Africa during World War II.
Perhaps one of the most famous museums of Tunisia is the Bardo Museum located in the capital, Tunis. It is often referred to ...


