We awoke to find ourselves in Tunis, Tunisia - our first and only visit to the African continent. Today's tour is
Best of Tunisia and what a day it was! We started off at the
Market of Medina 
where the shop owners would approach you and try to sell you something if you looked at them. Fortunately, it was early in the day and most of the shops hadn't opened yet. We were guided to a rooftop
where we could see the city of Tunis. Many areas were dirt poor but some were
decorated with inlaid ceramic and blue wrought iron.
On the way down, we were ushered into a room where they tried to sell everyone a
Persian rug.
After we made our escape (without any rugs),
Susan, Ceil and Vi looked around the shops in the market.
Our next stop was the
Bardo Museum 
which was simply breathtaking with its hand-carved plaster
ceilings 
and rooms full of
mosaics.
From there, our guide took us to see the ruins of the
Antonin Baths at
Carthage.
Our last stop of the day was at the city of
Sidi Bou Said where all of the buildings are white and the doors and windows are blue.
It just wouldn't be northern Africa without
camels for the tourists, would it?
where the shop owners would approach you and try to sell you something if you looked at them. Fortunately, it was early in the day and most of the shops hadn't opened yet. We were guided to a rooftop where we could see the city of Tunis. Many areas were dirt poor but some were decorated with inlaid ceramic and blue wrought iron. 
On the way down, we were ushered into a room where they tried to sell everyone a Persian rug. 
After we made our escape (without any rugs), Susan, Ceil and Vi looked around the shops in the market. 
Our next stop was the Bardo Museum 
which was simply breathtaking with its hand-carved plaster ceilings 
and rooms full of mosaics. 
From there, our guide took us to see the ruins of the Antonin Baths at Carthage. 
Our last stop of the day was at the city of Sidi Bou Said where all of the buildings are white and the doors and windows are blue. 
It just wouldn't be northern Africa without camels for the tourists, would it? 
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