This was the scene on the dock:
The tour was a pleasant experience. The bus windows were clear, the guide spoke reasonably good English, and the place was attractive. We began with a
walk around the Medina
. I had no idea where we were, and the streets were a maze. I took a few stereo shots, which I have not scanned yet. We went up to a roof above a carpet shop. A man in the shop said those who were bored by carpet-selling should go up
for the view
. We all wasted lots of film! Miraculously we lost nobody on this part of the tour, although we had a couple of elderly wanderers. Our second stop was a
museum of antiquities
. It was all Roman ruins and mosaic pavements. The guide talked long and loud, when it would have been better simply to give us a half-hour or whatever to be back in a certain spot. The boy and girl in the souvenir shop spoke perfect American, and I bought a film. They were not permitted by law to give change in US currency, so a woman and I combined our purchases to spend the exact amount. Our next stop was an
American war memorial
, then we had lunch, with rose wine, near some Roman aqueducts under excavation. then we went to some lovely Carthaginian excavations, their big feature
being some Roman baths
. last, we visited the village of Sidi Bou Said, all blue and white, and all shops.