First Day in Tunis

I was very excited  and full of worries before going Tunusia. Because; in Turkey and in the world press everbody said that Tunusia is not safe after revolution for traveller and tourists. My friend, Mohamed from Tunis told me that nowdays it is safe and the situation of Tunusia is stable to come. I booked a hotel for a few days and send request to a couchsurfing member for a night.
Because; I couldn't reach Mohamed till the last day before I left Turkey. He would find a place to stay for me. I don't need to stay in a hotel, a Couchsurfer hosted me. On Saturday of March morning I was on the plane is flying to Tunis in 2 and half hours and I caught myself saying " I am going to Tunusia. Yuppi. That's great experience waiting for me there. I ate all the menu they served on the plane usually on the plane I eat whole things they serve cause I feel hungry while I am flying. I could see the small islands above 11.000m near Tunusia. We were flying over white cotton clouds... There aren't any Turkish passengers on the plane so that I felt lonely for a while. Next tow seats were free so I could sit what I wanted. That's great!

It is about afternoon when I arrived Tunis Carthage airport. First thing took my attantion was the arabic words. And I need to go backword the time for an hour. Tunusia was the first Arabic country that I visited. After I got off the plane I got my luggage and send a sms to Mohamed " I am in" and saw him in the hall and hold him thightly because; I miss him and need to see him there. And outside Hishem was waiting for us. I requested him to host me before I came. He is a radio director tecnique in Mosaique FM and a part-time DJ. He invited us to see him at work, learnt with shiny face Mosaique FM is the first private radio established in 2003, yes I was excited to see a real radio station building, while we came in there was an alive programme.

Tunusia has 11 million population and 154.530 km2 small country in North Africa by the Mediterrian Sea. A Tunusian Dinnar equals A Turkish Lira. You need to bring dolar or euro to change TND. Public language is Tunusian Arabic but most of the people speak French as a second language.

Hishem lives in Tunis city centre, so lucky I am to transport city centre easily, by train it is 10 minutes away. I felt hungry again when I arrived home, Hishem showed my room and selves to put my clothes, that's was great for me to find some space to put my clothes, I don't have to keep the clothes in the luggage. I ate some sweety things they are fabolous. And need a shower to feel awake. After shower I heard Hishem was saying "Sahha"  means "health" in Tunusian Arabic in commanly use when someone has a shower, buys something new, after meal.

While we were going home I noticed that the public buses are yellow and metro is green-yellow. The cars have numbers and Arabic letters in the plates. Taxies have plates and speacial numbers above to call.

Weather was wonderful as being a March day, sun was up and smiling at me and saying "Welcome to Tunusia".

We passed away Prime Ministery Building it sourrounds with wire fence and soldiers stay all day long there. Temporary President Fuat Mebazaa will stay till 24th July.

I found myself in La Marsa with Hishem, Nebil, Halima and other firends of them in Cafe Journal in the evening. I needed to go to restroom and found something new again. The purity tab is hung on the wall.

I felt myself like a spring weather. We were going somewhere to somewhere and I never planned, somebody planned for me I obeyed everything, we were going shopping now got beers from Carrefour that is the biggest market in Tunis now. Before the revolution it was Jeant Market was fired by the people against the Government and belonged relative of  President  Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.Most of the Tunusian hate ZABA and miss first goverrment of Tunusia Republic is Habib Borgiba was a lawyer and most of Tunusian love him.

After shopping we were separated in two teams Hishem and I and Halima and Nebil. First team went to Odeon Disco to watch Hishem's DJ performance. Second team went to Bilanko Bar we will join them later. I couldn't find a word how to explain my happiness to see a DJ performance very close. I was standing behind him staring at him in a hynotic state. He performs house music and has a original sound.When we got out of the bar it was raining slowly and could see the windscreen wiper was making a sound click-clack and were driving Bilanko Bar towards Chamart. It was full of people from around the world every type, every colour, every religion gathered together inside under a rap,hiphop and club music umbrella with a alive music DJ perfermance. I really had fun, danced and danced till feel tired and breathless.

It was almost morning when we came home and met with the warm bed like a sleepy child.