Sidi Bou Said is a small village on the side of a mountain, located near Tunis/Carthage. We went there on my first afternoon of the trip. A number of artists have lived there, including Paul Klee, who reportedly was highly inspired by the colors and light in Tunisia. (Hereπs a link to the Met if youπre interested: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/klee/hd_klee.htm). Anyway, the village is really striking, and itπs easy to see why artists would be inspired. I, personally, was inspired to take about 60 pictures of this village. Here are some samples:

Slim, me, & Christine in a cafÈ having mint tea

Me in front of a beautiful door

Me & Ferris in front of yet another door

A view of the sea

Slim & Jess after dinner the first night: We ate at a restaurant situated at the foot of the hill/mountain(?) on which Sidi Bou Said was located.

The Medina (a maze of shops and old homes in downtown Tunis)

The roof of an antique store in the medina – the store has really great antiques inside. They offered to let us view the city from the roof, and I loved the beautiful tiling on the roof. Decoration with tiles was really common there – it made everything really bright and beautiful.