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Another shortish dive of abour 20-30mins in the 4WD vans to stop at some incedible canyon scenery - The English Patient was filmed in this area - and a larger waterfall - the largest for Tunisia but small by other standards.
Well if it was difficult to better the sunset in the Sahara then the sunrise over Chott el Djerid (Tunisia's largest salt lake) was not far behind. It really was worth the effort of getting up early to see this spectacular sight. Our guide preferred to avoid the usual tourist spots to a section wher reflections in the water would be goog - so I wasn't complaining :-)) About 1 hr 15mins drive from the hotel - sunrise was about 5.20am
So that was the end of the first day's tour. It was back to the hotel for a delicious dinner - buffet style with lots of choice - especially the deserts with all kinds of cakes and creams. Not much time for anything else it would be a 4am alram call the next morning for breakfast and departure at 5am.Even so at this unearthly hour the hotel staff were up to serve us with freshly made pancakes - really good too :-)
BAck on the coach for another 1hr 30 and we arrive in Duoz on the edge of the Sahara. The scenery had changed from the rocky landscape to flatter landscape that gradually became more sandy. Duoz's symbol is the camel - or more correctly the Dromedary. This is our overnight stop here so we check into our hotel - Hotel Mehari, a vey comfortable Hotel, much better than I though for a tour group.
Its just after midday now in Matmata and its time for a lunch stop - its full board on the 2 day tour and we stop at a lovely little hotel, with small pool. Lunch was good - soup, beef with rice and vegetables and sticky desert to follow.
At one of our last visits to Sidi Bou Said we were there in the late afternoon. After our mint tea in Café de Nattes, we decided to make a last stroll around the town before our friends from la Marsa would pick us up with their car.We were very lucky to be at one of the viewpoints high at the cliffs at sunset time. At that time the atmosphere was like magic.
In the souqs and at local markets I like especially to see the stalls and places where the local people sell their vegetables and fruits, but also goats, sheep, donkeys and camels. The first time I came in Tunisia we visited in Sousse the weekly sunday market outside the medina walls very early in the morning. Even at that time it was allready very crowdy. The stalls with abundant fruits and vegetables were very colourful. There was also a lot of business with sheep, goats, chickens, donkeys and even camels.In the same area was at the same time also a huge tourist market with carpets, copper & brass, leather, pottery and jewellery.
I always like to visit the souqs in the old medina towns because of its liveliness. I can stroll around for hours, looking at the people, the shops, the local craft, the food and.... all the other things you can buy here. Especially the covered souqs in Tunis and the authentic souqs in Sfax I really enjoy, but also the souqs in smaller towns like Houmt Souq at Jerba are great to stroll around for some time.
Tunisia has a lot of ancient medina cities with narrow winding streets and interesting Islamic architecture. The medina of Tunis is rather touristy, but has many historical buildings of great Islamic architecture. Also the medina, the old quarter of Kairouan has some great examples of Islamic architecture. The walls around the medinas of Sousse and Sfax are very impressive. After my visits to the medinas of Tunis, Sousse and Kairouan with lots of tourists and souvenirshops, I enjoyed the authentic atmosphere of the medina of Sfax.
The islamic architecture of Tunisia dates back more than 1000 years. Most predominant are the impressive walls of the ancient medina cities and the many mosques.The mosques of Tunisia have their own architectural style, different from styles in other parts of the Arab world. Tunisia developed the angular and austere style of early Aghlabite mosques.The most important mosque in Tunisia is the Great Mosque in Kairouan, founded in the 7th century and rebuilt by the Aghlabites in the 9th century. This mosque has this typical austere exterior.
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A: The YHA in the souk in Tunis is pretty cool. The problem is getting there. During the day, the souk is packed making it difficult to manage with your backpack. At night,...
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