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Tunisia - Тунис (07.2003)

A fascinating, but tiring trip as we covered the country from the charming northern Mediterranean town of Sidi Bou Said to the magnificent Sahara in the south.

Tunisia is the most liberal & progressive of all the Arab States. When they attained their independence from France in 1956, 97% of the population were illiterate. Today, 86% are educated. Women have equal rights & are educated. They are justifiably proud that Tunisian Air has 4 female pilots & that they have a higher percentage of women in parliament than most European countries. A beautiful, beguiling country.
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Crowded beach. View from Monastir fortress.
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Crowded beach. View from Monastir fortress.

  • Monastir fortress.
  • View of Monastir from the fortress. Monastir's a town of just more than 40,000.
  • Crowded beach. View from Monastir fortress.
  • Visit to El Jem. The El Jem Roman amphitheater was the 3rd largest coliseum in the Roman world, behind only Rome & Carthage. (3rd century B.C.)
  • The El Jem coliseum could hold 30,000 spectators.
  • El Jem.
  • Back at our hotel in Mahdia we relax by the pool, enjoy the Mediterranean & explore the town. View from our room. The 5* Vincci Nour Palace is a relatively new hotel & the palms have yet to flourish.
  • By the pool.
  • Lunch at the hotel.
  • Let's see, shrimp, fish, calmari - and no kolbasa (sausage) in sight!
  • Entrance to the hammam (Turkish bath) at our hotel.
  • Inside the hammam after our sea algae wraps and massages.
  • Mint tea at the hotel bar.
  • Hotel bar.
  • Hookah's in the hotel bar.
  • We took a tuk-tuk into town.
  • Watch your head getting in.
  • Mahdia shutters.
  • Traditional dress. Mahdia.
  • Mahdia fortress.
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