Tunisia

TUNISIA IS A SMALL PART OF A BIG AFRICII (670 g. Africa was named Ifriqiya) Sugar is one of the hottest places on Earth, which turned into a desert due to lack of moisture. During the day the temperature can be under 60 degrees, and at night when the air is frosty, it seems that the stars reach out his hand and enveloping silence suppresses so that you can hear the Earth turning. Some part of her is Sugar salt marshes, oases and sand dunes almost half of Tunisia, a small country on the Mediterranean coast of Africa. The Sahara is on a tourist, and met him Bedouin. The tourist – the Bedouin: - Tell me, how do I get to oasis? - Right, right, on Thursday to right. For 3000 years everybody tried to grab tidbits of coastal areas of the Mediterranean sea. Built destroyed and Tunisia by the Phoenicians, Romans, vandals, Arabs, Normans, Turks and French. Rome created the agriculture, Baghdad drew the country into Islam and brought Arabic culture, Istanbul, thanks to the skill of their architects Shine architecture Tunisia. Paris brought the French and European education system. Thus, the influence of East and West found in the fertile soil of Tunisia: modern culture and social structure of the country are the result of their harmonious combination – a merger of the Berbers, the indigenous inhabitants of Tunisia, and Arabs; coexist Islam, Christianity, Judaism. The hotel, as is known, relative to the classified service and are denoted by stars, while restaurants are divided into 3 categories: from 1 to 3 "plugs". In Tunisia famous wine "magon" (easy to remember because is consonant with the Russian "samogon"). From spirits preferred Fig vodka "Buch". Visit Eastern market involves you in an exciting game with Arab traders, the reward which will serve as Souvenirs in memory of the country. Therefore it is useful to stock up on knowledge of Russian folklore, to the surprise of offer you a low price, he heard, "What a Canary for a penny?", in response to parry: "No, the beam – for a Nickel!". The charm of the Gulf of Tunis. Walking around the Carthage, Punic you find yourself in a glorious age where you can see how the time has stopped in the ruins of the Roman Antonine baths and amphitheatre. Walking along the small streets of the town of romantics and lovers of Sidi Bou said, admiring the whitewashed houses with blue Windows (other coloring pages excluded) and doors in the Arab-Andalusian style. Ribat is a monastery-castle, which is usually part of a comprehensive defensive system. Each has its Ribat and the mosque prayer hall. According to the legend, only three days of service in Ribat, to reach eternal bliss! If to weave carpets, the lot of women, the manufacture of silk fabrics – the traditional occupation of the men. Sheik whispers to one of his many wives: - Your eyes are burning like the midnight stars, your lips, like precious rubies... Pass it on. "Marble Studio". In ancient times saved the marble and the art of the sculptor is too often changed rulers. Easier and faster to make the head, than the statue in the new position. Today is not only a showpiece for tourists but also the ability to feel full "marble" greatness (behind the statue there are stairs for curious tourists, who can "cheat" on his head). Clean and soft sand of pristine beaches in the resorts of Tunisia for more than a century, rightly, attracted the European aristocracy. Sergey STEPANOV More