From Kairouan, Diana and I drove west yesterday to the coast, where we checked in to the Iberostar Diar El Andolous. The resort is one of many just north of Sousse in a place called Port El Kantaoui. We are staying here half-board (breakfast and dinner) for our final three nights in Tunisia.
I am particularly a fan of the bombolonis they serve at breakfast. This is just one of the more than one I have eaten . . .
Sadly it was raining much of today, but we still enjoyed ourselves with a visit to the hamman and pedicures.
We spent yesterday morning by the sea (Gulf of Hammemet), drinking Tunisia's local beer (the surprisingly good Celtia), reading, and enjoying a dip.
In the afternoon we drove into Sousse for lunch and to spend a little time in the UNESCO world heritage site medina. The Sousse medina is the fifth UNESCO world heritage site we have seen in our five days in Tunisia (and seventh in seven days including San Marino and Malta)!
The medina is about a 20 minute (and countless roundabouts) drive south of the resort. Other than one incident that involved me being stuck behind a stalled vehicle in the middle of a crowded roundabout, it was a fairly simple drive.
We parked on the street right across from one of the two original medina gates, Bab El Gharbi.
We wandered the souk for awhile, buying a couple of souvenirs, as we meandered towards the famous ribat.
The ribat is at the north end of the medina, and was apparently originally one of around 800 such forts/religious centres in Tunisia a thousand years ago!
From the ribat we wandered medina alleys some more, even getting lost once, a true indication, I believe, that you are exploring thoroughly.
On our way back to the car we stopped for lunch at the Cafe El Kasbah.
It was a cute place, with a nice rooftop view.
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