Tunis, Tunisia

Day 35 of My Around the World Adventure.

Day 35 and I am finally starting this blog.
I am sitting on the balcony of my hotel room in Tunis, Tunisia and all is well.
I am having a fresh fruit dinner of Peaches Grapes and Apples. I am watching the Finches and Sparrows dance back and forth across the sky as night begins to over take the light of day.

I am enjoying fruit on the balcony of my hotel because Tunis and Tunisia do not seem to be Vegetarian friendly. I don't think there is a Vegetarian restaurant in the country. So I have been eating a lot of bread and fruits and nuts here.

I am at a nice 3 star hotel "The Hotel Carlton". I picked it out of 'The Lonely Planet' it is a bit more than L.P. suggested but the price is still under $50 U.S.
I have a room on the front of the hotel over looking the main street in Tunis, Habib Bourguiba avenue I still have not figured out how to say it.

Today was a rather laid back day for me, It was hot. I went walking in the Medina and only got a little lost in the souks. I have discovered if I keep walking I will eventually come out some where and getting lost is part of the fun.

I have had a fine Adventure so far. I enjoyed my time in Ireland and walking along side the brown waters of the Liffey River. I visited the Home of Guinness beer but I did not drink. I found great Vegetarian restaurants in Ireland. In fact one of the best Vegetarian restaurants I have ever eaten at was in Cork, Ireland.
The Quay co-op Vegetarian Restaurant at 24/25 Sullivans Quay. It's up stairs over the market.

There are 3 Govinda (Hare Krishna) restaurants in Dublin and I ate at 2 of them. They give you a lot for your money and the food is good.

I also accomplished my mission in Ireland of Kissing the Blarney Stone. To kiss the stone it is necessary to sit down and lean over backwards. I gave it a good kiss.

Ireland lead to Morocco and Morocco was a real treat. I landed in Casablanca after 10:30PM. I had a hotel in mind but I let the Taxi driver talk me into another one that he said was better. It wasn't. My first night in Casablanca I slept at Hotel Casablanca. It had a nice lobby with very cheesy rooms. It was late I checked in.

In the morning I looked out my hotel window and found I was right beside a construction site. They went to work with a large and noisy rock breaking machine. I checked out and went to the hotel of my first choice The Guynemer where they treated me very well. I met the owner of the hotel and he took me out for a nite time motorcycle ride showing me the city. It was great with a full moon in the sky.

More on Morocco later. The city lights are coming on here in Tunis the giant clock tower is lit and more and more people are walking on the Promenade below as the air becomes cooler. Tunisia is a Muslim country and yet the women walking by are very stylish. The night sky has taken on the color of dark blue velvet and all is well.