Sidi Bou Said

Blue and white town

The last place we visited in Tunisia was Sidi Bou Said, a seaside town. There were houses with white wall and blue doors and windows all over the town. Thinking about it…

Carthage

Ben Ali next to Carthage

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…

Tunisia

Libyan men and oil price

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…

Tunisia

Touring Djerba

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…

Tunisia

To Djerba island

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…

Tunisia

Endless surprises in Tunisia

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…

Toujane

Village I wanted to walk

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…

Matmata

Visit the cave dwelling

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…

Tamezret

Tamezret

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,…