Mosquée Zitouna

Today was just one of my two full days in Tunis, and I spent it exploring some of the older parts of the city. This started with the Avenue Habib Bourguiba Clock tower, which wasn't anything too overwhelming. I eventually made it to the busy Medina. This was much more interesting and exciting as the cramp streets and busy shops make the walkway cramped for the many visitors to the site. This is exaggerated as a tourist in these areas as many give extra attention to try and sell you their stuff. Nonetheless, I wandered around before being shown a viewpoint of the Medina. It wasn't a particularly exciting view as you could only see the rooftops, but it did give me a nice view of the Ez-Zitouna Mosque. This was my next stop, but unfortunately, it was prayer time, and given I didn't know when that would end, I figured I would settle for the view of the outside. After some more time exploring and getting lost in the busy streets, I eventually found my way out and headed to the last site for the day. The Cathedral of St Vincent de Paul and St Olivia of Palermo. This wasn't as exciting as previous cathedrals I have seen, but given the fact that a cathedral exists in the heavily and historically Muslim country, it was interesting to see. After this, I headed home, grabbed some dinner, and called it a day.Read more