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Day 11
Today, we are leaving Fez. We woke up to a greeting from the Shaikh, he wished us a safe journey. Around an hour into our journey from Fez to Marrakesh, we passed a rotting camel carcass. Half an hour after, we stopped to rest. The stop had a shop that consisted ...
Back On Familiar Turf
... 8217;s answer to Leptis Magna. It is a vast, sprawling site of Roman ruins and includes everything you would like to see at such a place. It is one of our favourite places in the country and, despite having been there three times previously, we eagerly paid our entry fee and acted as impromptu tour guides for other members of the group. Dougga is set on a hill, so, although perhaps not quite as impressive as Leptis’ view of the Med, it ...
Train Ride - Sousse to Tunis
... from Kelsey, we check into the El Jem hotel. One of the few downtown hotels with triple rooms and it is less expensive than the Carlton!
Once again, I am reminded that what I normally would consider a 1 ½ star hotel warrants 3 stars in Tunis. I note a large book at the check in counter and interpret the French written on it to be a book of complaints. It is full – hundreds ...
Tunis & the blue doors of Sidi Bou Said
We rode the local train from a small station near Hammamet to Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. Saw the incredible Roman mosaics in their history museum and then met Sophie Thibault, the French exchange student who stayed with my family more than twenty years ago. I later visited with her family outside Paris in the summer of 1987.
Sophie has lived in Tunis for two years with her husband Guillaume and three daughters, Ariane, ...
Carthage & Sidi Bou Said
... an altogether more important lesson was learnt. When someone tells you somethings are not worth going to, check it out with your own eyes, they may be feeding you a red herring... Oh, and go to Carthage, its quite good! ...