Group 3: Learning to Blog. Summary of the excursion from last night
The most important event on the second day was the sightseeing trip in the north of Tunis. We took a bus to Sidi Bou Said with bad music ringing in our ears, which Marouen managed to sleep through.
Arriving at Sidi Bou Said, we checked out the boats in the marina and all the stray cats, which Emily wanted to take home and feed. Alex was in full paparazzi mode. We headed up the hill to the town of Sidi Bou Said, full of traditional Tunisian houses and shops painted white with blue trim and ornate doors and curved windows. There we stopped and had a quick “the au pignons” at the Sidi Chabaane Cafe. It had spectacular views of the bay below. In the distance the lights of the main city sparkled on the horizon. As the sun set our stomachs began to growl and we headed to dinner.
Food glorious food. Lots of it. We dug into Lebanese dishes like hummous and pita. Emily stuffed her face, it’s true, as did we all. The atmosphere was lively, with live Tunisian music coming from a keyboard player. The entire group, led by our Alaa, danced “dabka,” a traditional dance of the Near East. Even the awkward Brits. Ghassan was especially fascinated with the airplanes flying low overhead and he spent the whole night waiting for a plane to photograph.
At the end of the night we all headed home, exhausted and bursting at the seams.
