The Isle of Djerba
Trip Start
Oct 13, 2009
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Trip End
Nov 08, 2009
Where I stayed
Djerba, Tunisia
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
We stayed at a beautiful hotel/resort in Djerba along the beach where riders, at dusk and dawn, appeared with their horses. A golf course also adjoins the hotel property. It is in a really beautiful setting. In Djerba we visited a functioning synagogue, the El-Ghriba, as well as the medina area of Houmt Souk, Djerba's main market town. The medina was very quaint with its traditional Moorish buildings looking out over pretty cobbled squares. Winding lanes are fringed with craft and antique stores and traders are willing to haggle over goods such as ceramics, jewellery and spices. Many of the locals woretraditional dress which seemed similar to Mayan costumes from Guatemala!
