The narrow alleys and cobblestone streets of Sidi Bou Saïd are an experience in themselves. It's easy to get lost in the winding streets and alleys, but that's exactly what makes the place so charming. Around the central square there are numerous cafés and restaurants where, as usual, we only observe men.
Known for its stunning architecture, white houses and blue doors, the village is perched on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and offers a breathtaking view of the Bay of Tunis. With its vibrant colours and scent of jasmine and rose water, it is a visual and olfactory sensation. And, let this not go unnoticed: an SD card-filling photo op.
We stroll up and down the alleys, drink fresh orange juice at Swiss prices and also pay the tourist surcharge for our two small plates that are supposed to complete our tableware set. But so be it!
Of course, we get lost in Sidi Bou Saïd and instead of going to the Bardo Museum (the world-famous mosaic museum) in Tunis as originally planned, we end the day here at the harbour. Because Carthage with its "ancient stones" will probably be there another time and the Bardo Museum, as we painfully discover, is simply closed until further notice. But in the farewell mode in which we find ourselves, this bothers us quite little.
As a farewell, Felix gets another complete cleaning, including cockpit super-duper-cleaning. Afterwards, even our van is beaming and amazed at what suddenly works. And we feel a little bit sand-free (which we have to revise a little later on the ferry when we look into the shoe compartments...).
In the harbour, the last Tunisian money is then used to buy two orange juices, freshly squeezed of course, and disco sounds at Tunisian volume from the kiosk owner for free!
Oh, did we mention that we keep meeting the same travellers? Again we are standing next to "our" Frenchmen. Because tomorrow the ferry leaves for Palermo for all of us.
Tunisia, we will miss you. What a wonderful three months we spent here. Funny, beautiful experiences. Touching and crazy. We had every weather and every mood. Could sleep in peace and wake up with muezzin and dogs barking. Could eat well (sometimes) and always admire nature. Tunisia, we'll be back. But until then, we carry you firmly in our hearts on our further journey through life!
Merci for "travelling with us
We are thinking about taking another break from travelling in the summer and visiting our families in Germany and Switzerland. One of the ideas is to organise a Lecture about our long journey to the Persian Gulf to prepare. If you would like to, what would interest you the most? We will also tell stories here that don't find a place here on the blog. We're thinking of the Bern and Berlin area - simply because we have family there. But other places are also conceivable. Feel free to write to us.
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Reading your travelogues has become a morning pleasure and I would like to tell you today that I extremely enjoyed your Tunisia travelogue. Many prejudices have gone overboard and thanks to you I was able to get to know a little bit of a country that I had previously thought I would never travel to. The different landscapes are breathtaking and gain even more fascination thanks to your photos and descriptions. Thank you very much for sharing your experiences with me and I look forward to travelling with you again.
Kind regards from Germany, Jary
PS: as an enthusiastic knitter, please also include a photo of the current knitted object from time to time (written with a twinkle in my eye).
Hello you two dear.
Thank you for letting me travel with you. 🥰
A nice opportunity to see some things with different eyes.
Nevertheless, I would not dare to do it alone.
As a woman, I mean.
Have a good trip.
s'Racheli