Tunisian Jazz evening

A Tunisian jazz concert but actually more of a comedy show with music between the lead singer's jokes,playful banter with the other members in the group and interactions with the audience.In the first thirty minutes only three songs were performed and quite often during the concert I felt as if I was still waiting for the music.A wery lively audience who sang along with the lead singer David,at least I think that was his name,and there was one amusing moment when,near the beginning of the concert,an elderly woman wandered up to the stage saying quite loudly that she couldn't find her seat,later on there was more playful banter between her and the lead singer.
If my French had been better and if I had some knowledge of Tunisain Arabic I would have been able to enjoy the many jokes that were being told.
As for the theatre it was a bit claustrophobic as the seats were very close together and in addition it was hot inside the theatre.
Well an interesting experience of a night of Tunisian jazz music,though it seemed more more a mixture of jazz,Spanish guitar music and folk.

The Irish Embassador

An Irish Embassador role was up for grabs;last Thursday I went to a casting session for this particular role in a Channel 5 production of a film based on a true event that happened in the events leading up to the Iraq War.My audition could have been better neverless it was fun trying out for the part;I don't think I could have done a good Irish accent.The filming is to take place in the city of Tozeur.

Clear Blue Skies over Zaghouan

Clear blue sky and a warm sunny day was the perfect weather for Sunday's trip to Zaghouan;next two days brought a bit of everything:grey cloudy sky,rain,a biting cold blustery wind. On the way to Zaghoaun we passed the impressive-looking Roman aqueduct;over 77 miles all the way to Carthage.The original complete aqueduct must have been even more impressive.

Visited the old part of Zaghouan and the temple of water.

Later had lunch at the Farmhouse restaurant.

In the morning on the coach I provided a commentary and on the way back to Tunis I did a short quiz on some of the things we'd seen.

Pat

London:snow,delays,Eurostar delayed by 'fluffy'snow

Last Friday after a 5 hour delay at Tunis arirport my British Airways flight to London finallly took off;no announcments made or compensation given, just the continous message 'en retard' on the departures board.
However,no problems at Heathrow as there seemed to be only snow in the south which caused Gatwick airport to close for 2 hours and cancel lots of flights.Perhaps I should have flown to Heathrow!

The Eurostar trains were delayed with many irate passengers stranded in Paris and London a bizarre explanation of 'fluffy snow' was given for the breakdown of the trains.
The weekend in London was quite warm and sunny but Monday the sky grey and cloudy with a mixture and snow hitting the streets of London causing traffic to almost come to a grinding halt.

Hamanment

Lots of nice sandy beaches.There were quite a few tourists though mostly from Germany.
I had a brief swim on the first day in Hammamet.
The next day visited the fort and La Medina;good view from the top of the fort.

Laurie all cut up

To cut a long story short Laurie cut her foot on a broken bottle in the street while going to Andy's car(he as was giving us a lift back home).At first it seemed a small cut but when we saw the blood seeping out Andy's quickly administed first aid.
We went to the clinic in La Marsa and Laurie had to have stiches in her foot and later on a Tetanus injection.

Sidi Bou Said

Picnic on the beach,with Laurie and Janet at Sidi Bou Said.
A nice location but a shame about all the rubbish at the back of the beach.
Brief swim while Laurie swam for much longer enjoying the calmness and peacefulness of the sea.Janet stayed on the beach catching as much sun as she could.

Later walked up to the cafe/terrace overlooking the beach and port.
A great place to watch the sun set.