The Wandering Scot

An occasional travel journal.
 

Tunisia 2014

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  Tunis Medina   Carthage   Bardo Museum   Kairouan   Sousse   El Jem   Dougga   Bulla Regia

Tunis Medina

Kasbah Mosque, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Kasbah Mosque
Kasbah Mosque minaret, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Kasbah Mosque minaret
National Monument, Place de la Kasbah, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
National Monument, Place de la Kasbah
Youssef Dey Mosque, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Youssef Dey Mosque
Zaytuna Mosque entrance, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Zaytuna Mosque entrance
Zaytuna Mosque from 8th c., Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Zaytuna Mosque from 8th c.
Zaytuna Mosque, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Zaytuna Mosque
Zaytuna Mosque minaret, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Zaytuna Mosque minaret
Medersa Bachia, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Medersa Bachia
Medersa Slimanya, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Medersa Slimanya
Tourbet el-Bey mausoleums, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Tourbet el-Bey mausoleums
Souk el-berka, old slave souk., Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Souk el-berka, old slave souk.
Porte de France, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Porte de France
Iron Clocktower, Tunis, Tunis Medina, Tunisia 2014
Iron Clocktower, Tunis

Carthage

L'Acropolium, 19th c cathedral to Louis IX Who died near Cartha, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
L'Acropolium, 19th c cathedral to Louis IX
Who died near Carthage
Roman Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Roman Carthage
Roman Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Roman Carthage
Punic Carthage: houses & shops, Tunisia 2014
Punic Carthage: houses & shops
Punic Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Punic Carthage
Core of Roman Amphitheatre, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Core of Roman Amphitheatre
Roman Theatre, <i>heavily</i> restored., Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Roman Theatre, heavily restored.
Antonine Baths, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Antonine Baths
Antonine Baths, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Antonine Baths
Carthage's Military Harbour, Tunisia 2014
Carthage's Military Harbour
Carthage's Military Harbour, central island, Tunisia 2014
Carthage's Military Harbour, central island
Carthage's Military Harbour, central island, Tunisia 2014
Carthage's Military Harbour, central island
Model of Roman harbour island, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Model of Roman harbour island
Model of Punic harbour island, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
Model of Punic harbour island
"Tophet" cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
"Tophet" cemetery
"Tophet" cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
"Tophet" cemetery
"Tophet" cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
"Tophet" cemetery
"Tophet" cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia 2014
"Tophet" cemetery

Carthage Museum

7th c. bc Sphinx vase, Carthage Museum, Tunisia 2014
7th c. bc Sphinx vase
Vase handle, 5th c bc, Carthage Museum, Tunisia 2014
Vase handle, 5th c bc
4th c bc vase, Carthage Museum, Tunisia 2014
4th c bc vase
Ancient keys, Carthage Museum, Tunisia 2014
Ancient keys

Bardo Museum

Giant mosaic, now wall mounted. In the Bardo entrance hall, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Giant mosaic, now wall mounted.
In the Bardo entrance hall
Giant mosaic: detail., Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Giant mosaic: detail.
Grand Lady and handmaidens, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Grand Lady and handmaidens
Mosaic Baptistry, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Mosaic Baptistry
Boxers, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Boxers
Virgil, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Virgil
Fisherman, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Fisherman
Fishermen, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Fishermen
Giants (??) serving wine, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Giants (??) serving wine
Odysseus, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Odysseus
Fisherman with baseball cap, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Fisherman with baseball cap
Vulcan & cyclops hard at work, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Vulcan & cyclops hard at work
Neptune, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Neptune
Satyr ready to leap on enemy.  2nd c bc, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Satyr ready to leap on enemy. 2nd c bc
Dionysus as Hermes, 2nd c. bc, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Dionysus as Hermes, 2nd c. bc
Bardo gallery, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Bardo gallery
Bardo Ceiling, Bardo Museum, Tunisia 2014
Bardo Ceiling

Kairouan

15 miles SE of Tunis, Kairouan, Tunisia 2014
15 miles SE of Tunis
23 miles NW of Sousse, Kairouan, Tunisia 2014
23 miles NW of Sousse
17 miles NE of Kairouan, Tunisia 2014
17 miles NE of Kairouan

Great Mosque of Kairouan

12 miles East of Kairouan, Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia 2014
12 miles East of Kairouan

Sousse

Ribat tower, early 9th c., Sousse, Tunisia 2014
Ribat tower, early 9th c.
Sousse Mosque, from 851, Tunisia 2014
Sousse Mosque, from 851
Sousse Mosque, Tunisia 2014
Sousse Mosque
Sousse Mosque, Tunisia 2014
Sousse Mosque
Sousse Mosque, Tunisia 2014
Sousse Mosque
View into Sousse Mosque, Tunisia 2014
View into Sousse Mosque
Sousse walls, Tunisia 2014
Sousse walls
Distant Kasbah, Sousse, Tunisia 2014
Distant Kasbah
Sousse Kasbah, Tunisia 2014
Sousse Kasbah
Sousse Kasbah, Tunisia 2014
Sousse Kasbah

Sousse Museum

Neptune + two hippocamps.  3rd c., Sousse Museum, Tunisia 2014
Neptune + two hippocamps. 3rd c.
Fish and Fishermen, Sousse Museum, Tunisia 2014
Fish and Fishermen
Neptune, Sousse Museum, Tunisia 2014
Neptune
The Months, Sousse Museum, Tunisia 2014
The Months
Gorgon in a mirror, Sousse Museum, Tunisia 2014
Gorgon in a mirror
Gorgon, 2nd c., Sousse Museum, Tunisia 2014
Gorgon, 2nd c.
12 miles SW of Sousse, Sousse Museum, Tunisia 2014
12 miles SW of Sousse

El Jem

El Jem Museum

El Jem Museum, Tunisia 2014
El Jem Museum
Lions devouring a boar.  2nd c., El Jem Museum, Tunisia 2014
Lions devouring a boar. 2nd c.
Tiger attacking an onager, El Jem Museum, Tunisia 2014
Tiger attacking an onager
Tiger attacking an onager, El Jem Museum, Tunisia 2014
Tiger attacking an onager
Owl signifying victory over the envious, El Jem Museum, Tunisia 2014
Owl signifying victory over the envious
Nympth on a sea horse, with dolphins.  3rd c., El Jem Museum, Tunisia 2014
Nympth on a sea horse, with dolphins. 3rd c.
Dionysus and drunken Silenus, El Jem Museum, Tunisia 2014
Dionysus and drunken Silenus

El Jem Colloseum

Colloseum from the North, El Jem Colloseum, Tunisia 2014
Colloseum from the North
Colloseum from the South, El Jem Colloseum, Tunisia 2014
Colloseum from the South
Mosaic at El Jem Mosaic Shop, El Jem Colloseum, Tunisia 2014
Mosaic at El Jem Mosaic Shop

Dougga

Theatre, Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Theatre
Theatre (restored), Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Theatre (restored)
Capitol, Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Capitol
Capitol, Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Capitol
Capitol, Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Capitol
Arch of Alexander Severus, Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Arch of Alexander Severus
Temple of Juno-Caelestis, Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Temple of Juno-Caelestis
Temple of Juno-Caelestis, Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Temple of Juno-Caelestis
Baths service tunnel, Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Baths service tunnel
Near Dougga, Tunisia 2014
Near Dougga

Bulla Regia

Fine living in mosaiced Roman basements.
Part of bath complex, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
Part of bath complex
Theatre, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
Theatre
House of the Hunt, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
House of the Hunt
Guide indicating pottery pipe supports, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
Guide indicating pottery pipe supports
Cellar roof, showing tile pipe arches, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
Cellar roof, showing tile pipe arches
House of Venus, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
House of Venus
House of Venus, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
House of Venus
House of Venus, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
House of Venus
House of Venus, detail., Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
House of Venus, detail.
House of the New Hunt, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
House of the New Hunt
House of the New Hunt, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
House of the New Hunt
House of the New Hunt, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
House of the New Hunt
View from Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
View from Bulla Regia
10 miles NE of Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
10 miles NE of Bulla Regia
20 miles NE of Dougga, Bulla Regia, Tunisia 2014
20 miles NE of Dougga

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