Day 5 Djerba
Trip Start
May 16, 2008
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Trip End
Jun 02, 2008
Where I stayed
Djerba, Tunisia
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Our afternoon is free to spend on the beach, at the pool and relaxing. Later that night several of us go in search of the local nightlife at the many Disco's and nightclubs. But alas.....most of them don't even open until 1:00 a.m. And we must be up early again tomorrow for a full day of touring. So we made do with the hotel's bar and an Indian musical group playing sitar music. I mistakingly (I was told NOT to do this) order a Johnnie Walker Black scotch at the bar, and find out later that it was $25.!!! Local beer and wine on the other hand is about $3.
I include here many photos of the Tunisian people. All friendly, smiling and happy. There is virtually no poverty in Tunisia. The socialized society provides a full education (including college) and full health care to all citizens. Everyone who CAN work, DOES work. There is a very large middle class that enjoys their place in modern Tunisia. This country is the envy of the muslim world, and yet they hold close ties to the U.S.A. and to Europe. They have no love for the Saudi Arabians, and hold very positive relations with their neighbors Libya and Morocco.
