Sofitel Djerba

... island of Djerba, off the east coast of Tunisia and reached by ferry boat.  Our 2-night stay here is at the Sofitel Palm Beach Hotel; a swanky 5-star hotel on the beach and full of French tourists....some of whom are at ease sunbathing ...

This day we spend the morning touring the island's main town of Houmt Souq, and the wonderful marketplace.  In addition, we tour the island's sacred El-Ghriba Synagogue, considered the most important Jewish site in north Africa.  Thousands ...

... shot for the cantina on Mos Isley. We eat an interesting lunch in one of the caves, then continue on to the island of Djerba, which we reach via a ferry crossing. Today is the Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur, and we think it would be an ...

... part of the Mediterranean Sea.  But no more; now the dry lake bed is used to harvest salt.  We end our day at the town of Tozeur, on the edge of the Sahara desert.  And again we're at a grand hotel; the Sofitel, for the next 2 ...