http://www.donal.ie Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:43:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.donal.ie/2008/03/12/hotel-matmata/ http://www.donal.ie/2008/03/12/hotel-matmata/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:51:29 +0000 Donal http://www.donal.ie/2008/03/12/hotel-matmata/

On our mammoth two day trip around Tunisia we stopped off at the Hotel Matmata for some welcome food.  Unfortunately it was more couscous!  It was very quiet at the hotel, the pool was actually empty of water but there was somebody outside selling things even here!

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Whilst wandering around the coliseum at El Jem in Tunisia a couple of weeks back there were archways just crying out to be photographed.  I have a feeling that the two on the left are a pair from Ennis that were staying in the same hotel as us.

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Whilst on holiday in Tunisia, we took a 2 day trip around the country because it was quite chilly and sitting by the pool wasn’t an option.  I’m glad we did because we got to see some amazing sights.  Here we visited the amphitheatre of El Jem.  Our guide was very informative and told us lots of interesting facts including the fact that they hold classical concerts in this amphitheatre each summer which must be a sight to behold.  A quick Google found more historical info about the area.

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This shot was taken crossing the salt lake of Chott El Jerid at the same pit-stop as yesterday’s photo.  Coming from Ireland with our twisty windy roads, these straight roads were bizarre.  If you look closely you can see a vehicle of some sore in the distance.  There wasn’t much traffic so I had a bit of time to take the shot in the middle of the road.

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