Djerba, Tunisia Travel Pictures

Part 2


We decided to rent a car for a day to explore the Island of Djerba	Mosque Tower in Houmt Souk, main city of Djerba

Handicrafts museum in Houmt Souk	Fishing boats in harbour of Houmt Souk

Fishing Boat	View from Fort of Houmt Souk

We attempted this sandy path to the west of the island, but failed later, because parts of the path were under water	Scene near the south of Djerba

Sandy dirt road between olive trees which were 700-800 years old	Ancient olive tree

Look at the roots of this ancient olive tree	Local tobacco store

Tried on this 'magic' dress. We didn't quite understand why it was magic	300 year old Olive press operated by camels or donkeys

Traditional olive oil filter press	Old oven to burn pottery (heats to around 600 degrees)

A scooter in Guellala, home of pottery manufacturers	Bottled coloured-sand art

Old mosque in hill near Guellala, now a museum, shops and cafe	View from Guellala hill

View from Guellala hill	The 'underground mosque' near Sedouikech

Giant Hibiscus flowers could be seen everywhere	Mosque at El May

This old guy bought a bread at the bakery and he's now busy fixing it to his bike with a piece of thread	Pottery

Unique local attire with hat	Door near La Ghriba Synagogue

Inside La Ghriba Synagogue	Inside La Ghriba Synagogue

Back at the hotel, we find our beds decorated by the maid	We take a taxi to see the Friday Market at Midoun

Spices labeled in multiple languages	Cutting huge pumpkins at Midoun market

Souvenir camels	Traditional dresses for sale

rather kitschy oil paintings	All sorts of wares

The biggest camel we saw which wasn't alive	Stacks of local pottery

In a local cafe (for men only)	Driving back by taxi to our hotel. We're to leave Djerba the next day

Djerba, Tunisia Travel Pictures

Part 2

We decided to rent a car for a day to explore the Island of Djerba

Mosque Tower in Houmt Souk, main city of Djerba

Handicrafts museum in Houmt Souk

Fishing boats in harbour of Houmt Souk

Fishing Boat

View from Fort of Houmt Souk

We attempted this sandy path to the west of the island, but failed later, because parts of the path were under water

Scene near the south of Djerba

Sandy dirt road between olive trees which were 700-800 years old

Ancient olive tree

Look at the roots of this ancient olive tree

Local tobacco store

Tried on this 'magic' dress. We didn't quite understand why it was magic

300 year old Olive press operated by camels or donkeys

Traditional olive oil filter press

Old oven to burn pottery (heats to around 600 degrees)

A scooter in Guellala, home of pottery manufacturers

Bottled coloured-sand art

Old mosque in hill near Guellala, now a museum, shops and cafe

View from Guellala hill

View from Guellala hill

The 'underground mosque' near Sedouikech

Giant Hibiscus flowers could be seen everywhere

Mosque at El May

This old guy bought a bread at the bakery and he's now busy fixing it to his bike with a piece of thread

Pottery

Unique local attire with hat

Door near La Ghriba Synagogue

Inside La Ghriba Synagogue

Inside La Ghriba Synagogue

Back at the hotel, we find our beds decorated by the maid

We take a taxi to see the Friday Market at Midoun

Spices labeled in multiple languages

Cutting huge pumpkins at Midoun market

Souvenir camels

Traditional dresses for sale

rather kitschy oil paintings

All sorts of wares

The biggest camel we saw which wasn't alive

Stacks of local pottery

In a local cafe (for men only)

Driving back by taxi to our hotel. We're to leave Djerba the next day