Tunis for the Weekend

After a week of hard work as well as adventures, I headed off to a relaxing weekend in Tunis..... I not only got to see the new Tunis.... which is somehow different from the Tunis I remember 6yrs ago.... but I also got to catch up with Tom who was there for the WSIS summit.

The weekend was relaxing..... I enjoying my stroll around my favorite town in North Africa - Sidi Bou Said (sorry guys... unfortunately it really does beat Alex), enjoying the scenery of white and blue houses, with the beautiful Mediterranean sea in the background. The village is still the same as I remember it, and the little cafe on the top of the stairs is still there.......

Later in the afternoon I wandered around the streets of the old Medina, looking at the north African memorabilia sold on the narrow streets of the Medina and chatting with the shop owners. I also got to enjoy a nice plate of couscous and lamb which I had been craving as soon as I landed in Tunis.

The main avenues and shopping streets outside the Medina make you feel as though you're walking through one of the suburbs of Paris rather than the capital of one of the North African countries. Cafe's on the pavement, little stands selling crepes, people greeting with a 'bonjour' and all the commercialism one finds in a European shopping street.

A glimpse of my favorite town....