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Tunisia, 2024
Anirban Halder:
Last year I was in Tunisia for a short vacation. We started at Sousse and then went to the capital Tunis.
Sousse, the "Pearl of the Sahel", has watched centuries unfold — from its Phoenician beginnings to Roman trade routes and Ottoman fortresses. Beyond the ruins and city walls, life moves slowly — people drinking tea or coffee for hours, merchants chatting in sun-drenched alleys.
Oh and, most people weren't on their mobile phone.
Anirban Halder:
Fresh bread, fresh vegetables, spices. Bread was very different from other north African countries. Lot of places serve traditional tunisian bread and many others serve baguette - which also has become part of their culture.
Luc:
Nice travel series from for the most of us a different culture. Were the people willing to be photographed?
Anirban Halder:
--- Quote from: Luc on November 02, 2025, 22:19:26 ---Nice travel series from for the most of us a different culture. Were the people willing to be photographed?
--- End quote ---
Thanks Luc. Most of the times people didn't mind photographed. On rare occasions, I asked for permission. Eg: the one with hookah/seesha in the post above.
Anirban Halder:
Just a short distance from Sousse lie the ruins of El Djem, with its awe-inspiring Roman amphitheatre — a timeless reminder of when this land was the heart of Africa Proconsularis.
The amphitheatre was built around 238 AD in Thysdrus, located in the Roman province of Africa, in present-day El Djem. It is one of the best preserved Roman stone ruins in the world, and is unique in Africa. The estimated capacity is 35,000.
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