Madhia was another day trip for us. We jumped on the train with fellow cruisers Chris, Christine, and Vero, and took the train south. It was market day, and we maneuvered our way past the usual spices, produce, and clothes, before we saw something a bit more unusual. One area under the town arch is reserved for women selling traditional garb for weddings.
It was windy but we had a lovely walk out along the water.
There was a cemetary at the water’s edge.
Google translate is sophisticated enough to translate Arabic script. This one tells you the name of the person, birth and death dates in the modern calendar as well as the Muslim calendar, and ends with a blessing.
I never get enough of Mediterranean doorways.
The murals in Tunisia are a great way of decorating the sides of buildings, walls, even trash cans.
We stopped for tea and cake at one point, and I tried my first ‘the au pignons’, mint tea with pine nuts. Lovely, lovely flavor, and the cake wasn’t bad either.
On our way back after tea we came upon a silk store. On the first floor, you could watch artisans at work on their looms. The second floor was a showroom of all the scarves and blankets. Of course I couldn’t resist and bought a scarf.
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