Last Night in La Marsa

Last night mum and me went to the Plaza Corniche Hotel for a drink with Sarah and Helen,although she had spent more time than me and mum in Sicily she didn't visit Erice.The hotel was lively as usual so a nice place for mum's last evening in La Marsa,Tunisia.

Trapani Sicily

Visited the west part of Sicily:Trapani and the medieval town Erice in the mountains overlooking Trapani.Took a bus to the east side of Trapani and then a ten minute cable car ride to Erice.It was enjoyable exploring the many cobbled streets and visiting the interesting shops which sold a wide variety of items from speciality almond based sweets to homemade pasta.
The meandering walk to the east part of Erice is well worth the effort for the spectacular views from Castello Venus of the surrounding countryside and the dramatic coastline.It was nice and cool up in the mountains which was a great respite from the very hot weather for my mum.In the evening the old town of Trapani is very lively with many upmarket bars and restaurants.The beautiful architecture of the buildings look even more impressive at night.

Sarah's Party.....

Pizza and drinks party at Sarah's.Great view of La Marsa's coastline.

Night on the Pier

Last night mum and me had dinner at one of the local restaurants by the beach then drinks at the pier.Bumped into Leanne,Jes,Anne Marie and Laurie;we accompanied the girls in the restaurant.Pleasant evening in the restaurant but it was spoilt by the waiter's overcharging;he'd fogotten to add the drinks to the restaurant bill and added mine and mum's,which I'd already paid for before the girls' meal.So it seems the drinks were paid twice as well as Laurie being overcharged for her fish!!

Dirty Tunisia

Well despite there being litter bins on the beach many of the Tuinisians are litter louts!
This morning while walking along the shore on the beach at La Marsa,a couple casually threw away the plastic wrapping from their plastic bottles onto the beach,they simply didn't care at all.Much of the beach in La Marsa is often littered with plastic bottles and bags etc.
I don't understand how Tunisians can be so unconcerned about the environment.

Beach in Bizerte

Did a day trip to Bizerte via a combination of local train,the tram and a louage taxi.I'd hoped it would be slightly cooler there but it was just as hot as in Tunis.Met some friendly people during the day:the man at the tram ticket office,two men on board the tram and the man at the buvette on the beach in Bizerte.It was nice to cool off in the choppy sea and a young guy even persuaded mum to have a paddle.The beach was packed out even more than the beach in La Marsa.

Miserable Tunisians

I have to say that Customer Service in Tunisia is appalling,in the travel agency in Tunis yesterday the people working there were not interested in my business not even a polite bonjour grabbed their attention.I could have been on another planet.In fact another customer,an American guy from California,told me that they had been really rude to him the day before.
Later back in La Marsa at a local ice cream place the young female assistant had a disdainful miserable looking face and not even my Merci brought out a smile.