Al Waddan Hotel Tripoli
Dahra Tripoli, Libya
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Unannounced Delays
... now Libya that was making the headlines. The uprising had already started while I was in the airport and my flight back to London had been amongst the very last to leave. Only a few hours later and I'd have been in Libya for rather longer than a short break.
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Ruins, Medinas and Teahouses
... most is Colonel Gadaffi's old Volkswagen Beetle. They also display the army jeep that he triumphantly drove into Tripoli on in 1969, along with a number of ostentatiously large portraits of Libya's 'Brother Leader'.
Having walked through the walls of the old city, you find yourself in a typically bustling North African medina. It's actually remarkably similar to the medina in Tunis, and seems to sell almost identical goods. The only real difference was that ...
Feelass of Power
... by circuses, chariot races and gladiatorial combat. Criminals would be torn apart by wild animals for the entertainment of the masses, and gladiators would hack each other to death in front of the baying crowds. It seemed difficult to imagine that anything so violent and brutal could have been allowed to happen in such a centre of civilisation. It made you feel glad to be alive today.
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Oburoni Bye Bye
... in with a crow bar. Then, went to get a Ghanaian hair cut...having put off getting my hair cut for 4 months, it was long overdue, but I wasn't quite sure if too many people have experience cutting oburoni hair. But it ended up being alright (Ally Wyatt might say otherwise). Went to the art market to buy even more things, headed to Legon to see a friend, got a phone call from Renee saying her parents were leaving and I needed to send my suitcase back with them. Rushed home and ...
Djerba to Tripoli
... extra 100LD, about an extra R600, because Corrie is a Double cab.
The first thing on our list to do was Sabratha, an ancient Roman city. Much of the city was destroyed by an earthquake in 365 AD but a large portion of the 5000 seat theatre still remains and all around it are the ruins of the rest of the city. We were tired from the long day already and did not plan on spending long at the sight. However our guide ...



