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Bizerte harbour
When you arrive at Bizerte you pass over the high-bridged channel entrance that opens onto Lake Bizerte, past the commercial shipping docks to the small town. There is a wide boulevard that runs westward along the coast and a lovely wide beach. The day we were there, the wind was whipping up the sand and although we were looking forward to some beach-time, we couldn't stay there for long.It was pleasant back in the sheltered town, around the old fishing harbour. The entrance to the old harbour is protected by a small fort and a walled medina. The medina is a residential area, without the usual cluttered market. We had tea at Pacha coffee shop just inside the entrance and then wandered through the narrow lanes to find the other exit. The twists and turns fooled us and we finished up back at our original entry.Bizerte was the last bastion of French rule in Tunisia. Lake Ichkeul, inland...
