Carthage

Carthage was built and destroyed many times since its founding in the 6th century BCE. Many remnants have been u earthed over the years and the government of Tunisia tries to make them readily accessible. The archeological park of Carthage has 10-12 sites all over the city ranging from Phoenician through Roman, and now modern.
Interpretation of these sites has changed over time. Originally Phoenicians were thought to be savages with child sacrifice common. It’s been found they were cremating their dead children as a public health precaution to reduce the spread of diseases and curb epidemics. We went from the arena to Roman baths to villas to learn about the area.
We wound up at the North African American Cemetery where 2,800 World War One and two servicemen and women are buried, along with 3,800 missing. While there, I introduced Jesse and Meredith to Find a Grave, the cemetery tracking app used by many genealogists. There are over 600 photo requests for this cemetery, many from the “missing” who are listed on a long wall. We fulfilled 10 requests and by the time we got back, already had a “thank you” from one of the requestors.
When back at the apartment, we wandered the neighborhood to find a restaurant finally finding the Domacilia, a Syrian restaurant recommended by our host. We ordered the meal for 4, which could have easily fed 6-8, then took home the leftovers and dropped off for a brief food coma.
What a great day!Les mer