TUNISIA - Thursday, April 19
Me, Lindsey, Amber and Michael catch the 5:45 bus to the Aix train station, then we catch the 6:20 train to Lyon, then we catch the 8:30 bus from the Lyon train station to the Lyon airport, finally ending up at the airport at 9:15 a.m., 15 minutes ahead of schedule. It's scary how smoothly everything went. We were all so tense just waiting for something to happen, so finally it did. While going through customs control, the guy didn't stamp Lindsey's passport. At first we didn't think anything of it, but the longer we sat there the more worried we got, so she finally went back out and knocked on the glass booth the guy was in and made him stamp it. A minor problem that could have been a huge problem upon entering Tunisia is fixed.
The Tunis Airport looks like a casino. It's all gold accented, wood paneled scrolled molding glory. They also don't give a damn about security, we slipped through customs and metal detectors without a single hassle. A shuttle picked us and a bunch of other travelers with our travel company up at the airport and spend the next two hours depositing us at our assorted resorts along the coast. There are some absolutely amazing resorts, but we're poor so we stayed in just an amazing one, The Hotel Le Zenith near Hammamet. French and Arabic are the two official languages of Tunisia, everything is it both languages, even hotel signs.
We check in, drop our stuff and practically run to the ocean. It wasn't sunny when we got there and the ocean has been rough lately so the water was black and the beach looked awful. Who cares, we're in Tunisia. We headed back to check out the hotel and wandered around until dinner time. In spite of worries of getting sick, we said to hell with it and ate everything on the most amazing buffet I have ever experienced in my life. Tunisian food is so good and spicy, plus they had a grill and a pasta bar and a dessert bar and a salad bar as well. We completely stuffed ourselves the first night, had a few drinks, played some card games and went to bed.
Lindsey, Amber and Michael on the beach our first day in Tunisia.
The Tunis Airport looks like a casino. It's all gold accented, wood paneled scrolled molding glory. They also don't give a damn about security, we slipped through customs and metal detectors without a single hassle. A shuttle picked us and a bunch of other travelers with our travel company up at the airport and spend the next two hours depositing us at our assorted resorts along the coast. There are some absolutely amazing resorts, but we're poor so we stayed in just an amazing one, The Hotel Le Zenith near Hammamet. French and Arabic are the two official languages of Tunisia, everything is it both languages, even hotel signs.
We check in, drop our stuff and practically run to the ocean. It wasn't sunny when we got there and the ocean has been rough lately so the water was black and the beach looked awful. Who cares, we're in Tunisia. We headed back to check out the hotel and wandered around until dinner time. In spite of worries of getting sick, we said to hell with it and ate everything on the most amazing buffet I have ever experienced in my life. Tunisian food is so good and spicy, plus they had a grill and a pasta bar and a dessert bar and a salad bar as well. We completely stuffed ourselves the first night, had a few drinks, played some card games and went to bed.
Lindsey, Amber and Michael on the beach our first day in Tunisia.
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