Tunisia

[ Dec.2008 ] On the last day of our stay in Tunisia, we went to the ruin of Carthage by suburban train from Tunis. It is a home land of Hannibal, but what we can…

[ Dec.2008 ] After the tour to the south of Tunisia, we came back to Tunis. Our hotel was El Hana which was conveniently located in the city centre. In front of the lifts in…

[ Dec.2008 ] We chartered a taxi to tour around Djerba in Tunisia for a half day. This driver and guide was a glib talker, who sometimes became a carpet dealer. We visited and saw…

[ Dec.2008 ] The last destination of our Tuinisian tour was Djerba island. The normal itinerary was flying back to Tunis without staying here, but we thought we should stay as we came all the…

[ Dec.2008 ] This strange building is called Ksar, which was sometimes used as a fortress by Berber people. Each room is called Ghorfa and it is a storeroom for grain. We saw this in…

[ Dec.2008 ] In that morning the view from the car was simply flat but after a while, without notice, we were in a mountainous area in Tunisia. Suddenly this village called Toujane came in…

[ Dec.2008 ] In the place called Matmata in Tunisia, there are unusual houses. After digging a big vertical hole in the dry ground, they dig smaller horizontal holes and live there. We visited one…

[ Dec.2008 ] I continue my Tunisian holiday. This photo was taken at Tamezret, where we had a rest after a long drive from Douz in the south. We did not walk in the town,…

[ Dec.2008 ] We stayed in a town in the south called Douz on the second night during the tour in Tunisia. This place is called “Entrance to the desert” and I felt intense atmosphere…