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Tunis, Tunisia 🇹🇳
  • CJ Sherman
  • Bill Sherman
  • Meredith Bonee
  • CJ Sherman
  • Bill Sherman
  • Meredith Bonee

Tunis, Tunisia 🇹🇳

A short but fine adventure by CJ, Bill & Meredith Read more
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  • Trip start
    January 6, 2025
    Tunis, Tunisia 🇹🇳
    Tunisian flags
    Jesse, Meredith, CJ and Bill cheesing it up before boarding for TunisWe are here!A private driver picked us up. Plenty of luggage room, hip space, well maybeOr are we here?

    In Tunis

    January 6, 2025 in Tunisia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    The next part of the adventure begins! Fly from Sicily (via Rome) to Tunis. My first time in Africa so now have 5 of 7. The traffic was calm, but in the evening so maybe not. AirBNB is beautiful and spacious with 4 bedrooms and a HUGE balcony overlooking the lake.
    Have an itinerary, but as they say “the best battle plans go awry once the first bullet is shot” so we will see. Now it’s Meredith (again!) and Jesse joining us for a few days.

    Carthage, Medina and Sidi Bou Said on the plans. Watch this space closely to see where we actually go!
    Thanks for joining us again.    Read more

  • Tunis, Tunisia 🇹🇳
    Dinner for 4, plus some friends! Beef and chicken skewers, bread, jasmine rice, & dipping sauce
    Dipping platter for bread: upper right hummus, UL baba ganouj, LL eggplant, LR mint saladChicken skewer plate, 15 DT (Tunisian Dinar) or about $5Jasmine rice done right!Peanut, peanut butter!Soup plus harissa, eggplant and sour cream

    Foods of Tunisia

    January 7, 2025 in Tunisia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    The food here is delicious, some with a bit of kick (I’m looking at you harissa), but not so hot to be a problem, even for CJ (she who doesn’t like spicy foods). It is also plentiful with many portions competing with American rations. The price can’t be beat!
    Even though it’s 3 DT (Tunisian Dinar) to $1, it’s also about 25% of the price.
    This makes us VERY happy!    Read more

  • Tunis, Tunisia 🇹🇳
    Mosaic sign for Carthage
    Niche in the Roman bathsLower level of amphitheaterGuarded chamber in amphitheaterRandom column in Roman bathsMore columns showing evidence of a roofOverview of amphitheaterPhoenician memorial stones1View of mosque from Punic PortRoman bathsMosque outside the Roman villaRoman villa of MagonEntrance to the cemeteryLady with olive branch of peaceView of the 2,800 gravesCJ and Bill sitting in a bath!

    Carthage

    January 7, 2025 in Tunisia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    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!    Read more

  • Tunis, Tunisia 🇹🇳

    Bardo and Medina

    January 8, 2025 in Tunisia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    The Bardo National Museum or Bardo Palace is a museum of Tunis, Tunisia, located in the suburbs of Le Bardo. It is one of the most important museums in the Mediterranean region and the second museum of the African continent after the Egyptian Museum of Cairo by richness

    The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979

    Founded in 698 around the original core of the Zitouna Mosque, the Medina of Tunis developed throughout the Middle Ages. The main axis was between the mosque and the centre of government to the west in the kasbah. To the east this same main road extended to the Bab el Bhar. Expansions to the north and south divided the main Medina into two suburbs north (Bab Souika) and south (Bab El Jazira).
    Before the Almohad Caliphate, other cities such as Mahdia and Kairouan had served as capitals. Under Almohad rule, Tunis became the capital of Ifriqiya, and under the Hafsid period it developed into a religious, intellectual and economic center. It was during the Hafsid period that the Medina as we now know it took on its essential form. It gradually acquired a number of buildings and monuments combining the styles of Ifriqiya, Andalusian and Oriental influences, but also borrowing some of the columns and capitals of Roman and Byzantine monuments.

    Bardo was a smaller cute town with many embassies and government buildings along with the museum.

    Medina was crazy - small crowded streets with kiosks, vendors and shops. Everyone asking us to stop and look and buy. We made it through to see the Kasbah Plaza and some national monuments. Back through then craziness to see the St. Vincent de Paul basilica. Catholic Churches are allowed in this mostly Sunni Muslim country. However, they must practice only inside the building and are not allowed to ring their church bells or do anything outside of the building.
    Lunch was skewered chicken and beef with rice and salad and hummus and sour cream.
    We went back to the Airbnb for naps and emails + work. Then enjoyed our leftovers and watched some Netflix.    Read more

  • Tunis, Tunisia 🇹🇳
    Royal Palais
    Royal PalaisColorful lights and windowsTiny doorsGrand entrance to the PalaisPalais JardinRoyal Palais Jardin- Mosque in the backgroundEveryone knows we are biking peopleEntrance to a gallerySidi Bou SaidLovely

    Sidi Bou Said

    January 9, 2025 in Tunisia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Named after a religious figure who lived there, Abu Said al-Baji, it was previously called Jbel el-Menar. The town itself is a tourist attraction and is known for its extensive use of blue and white.
    The city follows the Mediterranean colors of White House’s with blue highlights. We took a taxi there and started wandering through the tourist concessions areas to find the Ennejma Ezzahra ("Star of Venus") a historical palace at Sidi Bou Said, in northern Tunisia, built from 1912–1922 by Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger (1872–1932) as his home in Tunisia.[1] It is considered to be an outstanding example of Arab-Islamic architecture in Tunisia and was built historic elements by craftsmen from Tunisia. After the independence of Tunisia in 1956, it was the first museum to be opened in the country.

    We enjoyed the Royal Palais and walking the colorful streets. Visiting shops and vendors. We grabbed coffee at a ‘tourist trap’ cafe with an amazing view and spent $27 on 3 cappuccinos and 1 tea.

    Our lunch was great. Kebab sandwiches + fries with three dips - hummus, sour cream / garlic and Tunisian ketchup. This was about $5.00 per person + a drink!

    Walked a bit and back to the airbnb to pack, cleanup, nap and check and check emails.    Read more

    Trip end
    January 11, 2025
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