October 19, 2022 Long day today, but we saw and experienced many interesting things. This post will hit some of them using photos and few words, I hope.

The view out our hotel room window and we staying in a very nice hotel.

Breakfast buffet.

Seen from the window of our bus.

There is political unrest in the country so the miltary is making its presence know at key demonstration locations.

Heading to the market the term street vendor is taken literally

Below is a large gallery of photos taken in the market, hopefully to give a sense of what it is like. It is not just what is being sold, it is also the colors and sounds that make it what it is. Click on an image to enlarge it.

The market is amazing with all the vendors in the seafood section shouting out what they have for sale. The volume is what it actually sounds like in the video I recorded below.

As we walked from the market to the medina the street itself became a market.

Our first stop in the media was at a guesthouse where we were treated to a talk regarding women’s rights in Tunisia by a University lecturer. Afterwards there was a lively question and answer period. Tunisia is the most liberal Middle Eastern country when it comes to women’s rights, but women still have a long ways to go to achieve true equality.

The Traditional Tunisia Salad plate I had for lunch. I have really enjoyed the salads during our brief time here.

In the market I had spent time talking to this vendor, he spoke very good English, about the “tortilla” looking pieces of dough he was selling.

Linda had the dish called Brik, prounouced breek, for lunch. The sheets of dough were what the gentleman in the market was selling. Small world.

Tunisian style fast food stand.

The walkways in the medina, though worn, are quite uneven.

We visited several mosques.

Cats are a common sight, dogs are very rarely seen.

A very small sampling of the sights in the shops in the medina. It is something that has to be experienced to understand.

A well in a mosque. Note how the ropes used to lift the buckets of water from it had worn grooves over the centuries.

The columns were all salvaged from a nearby town.

Linda wanted her picture taken while touching the columns. You may have heard of the town in a high school history class. It was called Carthage.

Tonight’s dinner was at a really excellent restaurant in the medina.

Linda was sure about this dish when it was set before her. Then she tasted it. It was wonderful. Just be glad I didn’t bore you with more of the hundreds of photos I took today.