Tunis

Our first day was spent exploring the medina which included a view of the Great Mosque from the roof of a nearby carpet shop. The roof itself was interesting in that it was beautifully tiled. We then headed to Carthage via tram, stopping first at the seaside suburb of Sidi Bou Said. It is very beautiful with it s white washed houses with blue window trims and variously coloured doors. We had mint tea with pine nuts on a balcony overlooking the Med. We then headed to the Carthage Archeological museum and site of and unearthed Carthaginian town and the site of an enormous Roman city. It is up on a headland where the rest of Tunis is quite flat and its huge temple must have looked incredibly imposing as the Romans and others sailed in. We had a very enthusiastic guide. It was incredibly hot so after a look at the magnificent Roman mosaics we limped back to the hotel for a shower and some tea.