Into The Sahara
Posted On Tuesday, December 30, 1986 at at 8:38 PM by AlvinI guess the "full-boarding" at Dar Khayam had taken its toll as after the first week of eating three full meals a day, we were ready for some serious outings in an attempt to loose the pounds ! We ventured further afield to El Jem where there was a well-preserved Roman Amphitheatre.
We then spent a day, getting up in the freezing morning at 5AM, visiting the holy city of Kairouan with its charming Aghlabite Pools. Of special note on this journey, was the local bus we took which was full of sleeping locals all wrapped-up warm and covering their heads in their classic dark brown robes (think Obi-Wan) and also the laugh-inducing French I managed to use in asking directions.
Before we headed back to the comfort of the Dar Khayam Resort, we ventured deeper South into the Tunisian Sahara; we spent time visiting the oasis towns and enjoyed the pure magical nights in the vast and silent Sahara desert.
We then spent a day, getting up in the freezing morning at 5AM, visiting the holy city of Kairouan with its charming Aghlabite Pools. Of special note on this journey, was the local bus we took which was full of sleeping locals all wrapped-up warm and covering their heads in their classic dark brown robes (think Obi-Wan) and also the laugh-inducing French I managed to use in asking directions.
Before we headed back to the comfort of the Dar Khayam Resort, we ventured deeper South into the Tunisian Sahara; we spent time visiting the oasis towns and enjoyed the pure magical nights in the vast and silent Sahara desert.
