Troglodytes and Trains

Trip Start Oct 19, 2008

Trip End Nov 03, 2008

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Flag of Tunisia Matmata, Tunisia
Saturday, November 1, 2008

(NOTE: I've had WAY less internet access than I thought I would.. haven't been able to transcribe my written journals and post them, but I thought I'd just post the pictures to satisfy you guys for the moment. Keep sending me emails though! I'll send another email when I finally do post the actual writing. Love to all. -Chels)

Today in brief: Left Ksar Ghilane fairly early in the morning, and stopped in a hillside village and then we were able to visit a troglodyte home (a home that is made up of man made caves built into the mountains in desert). We stopped breifly at a viewing area on the road where we were able to survey the vast expanse of mountains around us. We got into Gabes just in time to catch the train back to Tunis.

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The Sahara: part of the series of tubes?	between Ksar Ghilane and Matmata	a hillside village	Ethan in front of a troglodyte home
For Bob: a Tunisian Loom	closer look at the loom	troglodyte kitchen-fire	rooms in the troglodyte home
troglodyte kitchen	these cactuses were everywhere!	we could have stayed in this troglodyte hotel	mountains between Matmata & the coast
more mountains	me overlooking the mountains	Getting off the train. We're back in Tunis!	Leaving Ksar Ghilane