First stop the Medina in Tunis. Visit 9th century Jemaa ez Zitouna mosque. Wander through the souq discovering the jewellers section, the household goods, the turkish secton, the perfumers, carpets and leather markets. Here we haggle over a leather bag for Jenny. Visions of the whole place going up in flames as each hawker proves the quality of the camel leather by demonstrating it is impervious to the flame of his Zippo cigarette lighter. We run out of time and walk away.
Next stop the Bardo Museum with a fascinating collection of mosaics from all around Tunisia including places we intend to visit such as Dougga. The mosaics are so lifelike - animated and with light and shade and perspective that won't be seen again in Europe till the Renaissance.
After lunch we stopped at Sidi Bou Said. A pretty village preserved in aspic at the behest of an Englishman so it is now a tourist trap in blue and white. Away from the shops it is possible to find peaceful corners. (Long wait for Italian couple to return to the bus!)
Finally stopped at Cathage. Looked around tremendous public Anthonine Baths complex and negotiated extra time (to compensate for the Italians) so we could also see the 2nd Century AD theatre of Hadrian.
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