Bardo Museum
The Bardo is the most famous museum in the country. My roomates and I had a discussion about it the other day and concluded that they never really needed a museum and should of left everything where it was. The museum is mostly just statues, mosaics, and other old stuff taken from Carthage and other cities around Tunisia. But nevertheless, its still a pretty cool museum. Unfortunately a lot of the descriptions are in French meaning I had no idea what i was looking at sometimes. But, I'm more of a fan of old artifacts than art- so personally I'm going to rate it above the Louvre in Paris.
Kelibia
Kelibia is one of the more famous beaches in Tunisia. Its about a hour car ride away and not too touristy, but the water is really clear. I've only gone to Galveston beach before Tunisia so any beach is pretty good relatively. All the beaches are pretty crowded this time of year and even though I can't really swim, its always a good way to relax on the weekends.
Music
So what kind of stuff do I hear on the radio or in the taxis. Well, obviously there is a lot of Arabic music- some of its good, some I'm not too sure about. The most popular genre is house/techno... which I'm not really feeling. And they of course have a lot of American music, but not all mainstream. You hear 50 cent and J-Lo like many parts of the world, but Bob Marley is ridiculously huge hear too. A lot of the Tunisians I've met are really into anything from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Pakistani dude) to Sting to Guru. One taxi driver was playing the new Common cd in his car- i gave that guy a tip. But the two biggest songs in Tunisia right now: Lonely by Akon and Gasolina by Daddy Yankee. I'll hear both songs multiple times a day... in taxis, in stores, walking down the street, or blasting from the neighbors. They were ok before I got here.. now I'm sick of them. I tried to introduce some H-town stuff to the people here. But explaining what tippin on 44s means to a Tunisian who doesn't speak great English is tough.
The Bardo is the most famous museum in the country. My roomates and I had a discussion about it the other day and concluded that they never really needed a museum and should of left everything where it was. The museum is mostly just statues, mosaics, and other old stuff taken from Carthage and other cities around Tunisia. But nevertheless, its still a pretty cool museum. Unfortunately a lot of the descriptions are in French meaning I had no idea what i was looking at sometimes. But, I'm more of a fan of old artifacts than art- so personally I'm going to rate it above the Louvre in Paris.
Kelibia
Kelibia is one of the more famous beaches in Tunisia. Its about a hour car ride away and not too touristy, but the water is really clear. I've only gone to Galveston beach before Tunisia so any beach is pretty good relatively. All the beaches are pretty crowded this time of year and even though I can't really swim, its always a good way to relax on the weekends.
Music
So what kind of stuff do I hear on the radio or in the taxis. Well, obviously there is a lot of Arabic music- some of its good, some I'm not too sure about. The most popular genre is house/techno... which I'm not really feeling. And they of course have a lot of American music, but not all mainstream. You hear 50 cent and J-Lo like many parts of the world, but Bob Marley is ridiculously huge hear too. A lot of the Tunisians I've met are really into anything from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Pakistani dude) to Sting to Guru. One taxi driver was playing the new Common cd in his car- i gave that guy a tip. But the two biggest songs in Tunisia right now: Lonely by Akon and Gasolina by Daddy Yankee. I'll hear both songs multiple times a day... in taxis, in stores, walking down the street, or blasting from the neighbors. They were ok before I got here.. now I'm sick of them. I tried to introduce some H-town stuff to the people here. But explaining what tippin on 44s means to a Tunisian who doesn't speak great English is tough.
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Could you tell what else do you speak ???
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