Tunis  is the capital and the largest city of the Tunisian Repulbic - Africa - with a population of 1.2 million people.
Carthage, a suburb, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Temperature (Tunis)
                       April average high is 70 and the average low is 52 F ; May 75/55; June 84/63; July  90/68;   
                       Aug 91/70; Sept 88/66
 Currency:   Tunisia Dinard (TND)                     Universal Currency Converter
                      1 TND = 0.68 US Dollar                 1 Dollar =  1.47 (1/7/11)
Time: CET (UTC/GMT+1)  - for reference London is UTC/Greenwich Mean Time  
                                           - 5 hours ahead of EST (no Daylight Savings Time)        
Calling Code: 216 Tunisia; 71 Tunis
Day 4 of Cruise


Places of Interest.
Bardo Museum
    largest collection of ancient mosaics in the world; closed Mondays
Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul

Medina of Tunis -                                                      UNESCO World Heritage Site
     700 monuments including palaces and mosques

Souk (Market) of Tunis

Colosseum - Amphitheatre of El Jem             UNESCO World Heritage Site
    ruins of the largest colosseum in Northern Africa - from 3rd century Rome with a capacity of 35,000
    almost as big as the colosseum in Rome, but in better condition

Carthage                                                                     UNESCO World Heritage Site
    second Carthage built by the Romans on the ruins of the first

Sidi Bou Said
    "blue and white" village 12 miles east of Tunis

Shopping
carpets

olive oil