Sixth Day in Tunusia

Sousse

My host Hishem is flying to Roma for a few days short vacation and he left early in the morning and flew to Roma directly. So, I have to leave today to go to Sousse with Mohamed. We planned to meet in the Tunis train station at half past nine in the morning and to catch 9:40am train. I was there at 9:20am and bought something to eat on the train and sat a iron seat in the hall. I was dreaming to go to Sousse by train. Unfortunately it didn't happen because Mohamed was late, we missed the train in 2 minutes. I didn't get angry and we found a solution at once went to Minibus Station by taxi and got on Louage Red minibus. The driver of the taxi told me he likes listening to Turkish Art Music.

And I learnt a Tunusian arabic word today is Musmuskil means "No problem".

The travel took about 2 hours. Sousse is near by the Meditarrian sea, there is a castle called "Ribat" to protect to city from attackes  that come from the ships. It has built in 8th century. Sousse is in the northeast of Tunusia and popular for tourists to swim, boat tour, diving.

We went in a restaurant has a view of the Mediterrian Sea when we look out of the window while we were eating spagatti in a sunny day. I thanked God to give the chance to see Sousse in a sunny and warm day.
I wanted to swim such in a bright clean water but I couldn't couarage because I was worry to get sick. So, I joked myself to walk on bare feeth for about half and hour. We wrote our names on the sands and shot photos. Normally we planned to get on a phaeton but we didn't. We prefered to go to Port Ken Town by taxi. We made a sircle around the beach and need a break to get rest for a while. There is a yatch marina, beach, camel tour.

I was excited to meet Firas in the evening, he was going to be my second coach in Tunusia. He works in Public Port in Sousse and live in apartment that is built in 1960's. So, we met in under the sun-set in Le Fleur Orient Cafe. By the way the meaning of the cafe's name is Eastern Flower. I drank tradational coffee. The cafe serves the coffee with Rose water. It is new thing for me to add rose water in a hard coffee. So, the sun was coming down and I was getting colder outside and suggested Mohamed and Firas to find a warmer place to stay and eat dinner. Because; it was almost 8 clock. Yes, Firas took us a very famous Belle Avenue to eat Ojja Mergez. While we were talking I learnt Firas to travel Sweden, Germany, Ghana, Morocco, England, Turkey,Norvey, Australia. Turkey and Ghana are his best countries to visit. In a conversation with Firas I took some clue about Ghana. If you choose to drink cheapest alcohol drinks you are in the right country, but hotels and food are expensive. You can find a facility for each night to have fun. Salsa, Reggie nights are everywhere.

Tunusians, Algerians and Moroccons are not Arabic as an etnicity. They are Berberian, means North Africans.  Tunusia, Japon and Greece are the oldest countries in the world. Tunusia has established in 1957. How do I know this because I am talking to Firas. He is history  an addict. He loves old things. He can not live without radio, bicycle. His nick name should be "history guy". First Andalucians had came to Tunusia than Spanishes.

We drank cold mint tea in a candle light, it was fantactic to be in old house with the light of the candle, for a moment I felt myself in a scary movie, because of the dark, old house, old furnitures.

I was tired and wanted to sleep after a nice history talk with Firas. One more day passed quickly in Tunusia.

Next destination is El Jam....