Here are a few of my photos from Tunis...
 |
| The tourists are coming ... let's get the camels ready! |
 |
| Ruins from the ancient Romans ... The Baths in Carthage |
 |
| The view from the hilltop ... Carthage, Tunisia |
 |
| The Christians can no longer support a cathedral (closed but owned by the state) that was built long ago in this Muslim country. |
 |
| A picture of the ancient port of Carthage (note the enclosed harbor). |
 |
| The city of Sidi Bou Said |
 |
| A family home that is now a private museum to illustrate Arab life in Tunis. |
 |
| The distinctive colors of dwellings in Sidi Bou Said. |
 |
| An interior courtyard in a private home. |
 |
| Merchants, merchants everywhere ... Trying to sell their goods to the arriving cruisers. |
Arrival means camels. I got the shot (looking down from the ship’s Deck 12) as they were entering the port to greet the arriving tourists. Some folks took a ride.
We were off to the Roman ruins in Carthage. Here’s a little about the history from Wikipedia:
“The first civilization that developed within the city's sphere of influence is referred to as Punic (a form of the word "Phoenician") or Carthaginian. The city of Carthage is located on the eastern side of Lake Tunis across from the centre of Tunis. According to Greek historians it was founded by Canaanite-speaking Phoenician colonists from Tyre (in modern Lebanon) under the leadership of Elissa who was renamed (Queen Dido) in Virgil's Aeneid. It became a large and rich city and thus a major power in the Mediterranean. The resulting rivalry with Syracuse, Numidia, and Rome was accompanied by several wars with respective invasions of each other's homeland.”
The final stop was Sidi Bou Said with its distinctive city colors of blue and white. The market place was on a very steep street with many side streets.
My question was at the end of the tour,
“How can I get out of here and back to the air conditioned bus?” It was hot! The guide says there is only a variation in temperature during the course of the year.
