Trips

Sat., 3/4/23 - Hammamet and Sidi Bou Said

Happy Birthday, Gale!

Hammamet is a city built by the Romans halfway between Carthage and the port city of Sousse. The city had many baths for weary Roman soldiers and travelers, hence the name. On arrival, we toured the narrow streets of the medina. It was quite windy!

 

Round-about decorations	Round-about decorations
Mosque with 5 balls on the steeple of the minaret to signify the five pillars of Islam.	Wall art
Pharmacy sign	Date palm
Walls of the Kasbah or Fort	Walls of the Kasbah or Fort
Hmmm	Beautiful door
	Street scene
Street lamp and signs	Narrow streets
More wall art	Lake Tunis
Mermaids of Hammamet	After arriving in Sidi Bou Said, we had to walk downhill on a rough Belgian-block surface to get to our hotel, Dar Said. The lanes are too narrow for a bus or truck. A walk with our tour leader along the “main” street of the town included a tasting experience with the local sugar bun (like a donut) and enjoying views over the city and the sea from a lookout point. After the tour, we wandered the back lanes taking pictures of the blue doors and white houses.
The walk to the hotel	Sidi Bou Said features many blue and white buildings, windows, and doors - very pretty
Looking out over the Mediterranean	Boat docks
Different style door	Not all the doors are blue
Very fancy	Pottery merchant
Entrance to a hotel	Entrance to our hotel
Hotel courtyard	At 6:30 we met in the hotel lounge for Gale's birthday party. There was enough cake for all of us and the hotel staff. It was a chocolate layer cake with LOTS of icing and chocolate, hazelnut, and pistachio nuts.

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