Not much to say about this... except that I really like the colours here! I've seen some pretty nice doors in Bridgnorth here in England, too, you could do a similar postcard there.. :P
Showing posts with label tunisia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tunisia. Show all posts
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Tunisia
I have a bit of a thing for postcards showing doors and windows, so I was really happy to receive this one from Anne from her holiday. :)
Not much to say about this... except that I really like the colours here! I've seen some pretty nice doors in Bridgnorth here in England, too, you could do a similar postcard there.. :P
Not much to say about this... except that I really like the colours here! I've seen some pretty nice doors in Bridgnorth here in England, too, you could do a similar postcard there.. :P
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
El Jem, Tunisia
It's pouring it down and I'll have to go out in a moment, to pick up a parcel from the post office in Dudley town centre as the postman was too lazy and just pushed a "sorry, you were out" card through the mailbox - when I was actually IN, and so was one of Matt's brothers. Why can't they ring the doorbell, surely it can't be THAT hard?! Grrr.
I'm so jealous of one of my colleagues at my volunteering job - she's going to Morocco this weekend on holiday. I wish I could go there, too. Or somewhere else where it's WARM. Tunisia wouldn't be bad, either, and it's so beautiful over there! I recently received a postcard from a postcrosser who went on holiday in Tunisia. She saw this impressive amphitheatre there amongst other things.
The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem. This 3rd-century monument illustrates the grandeur and extent of Imperial Rome. [source]
The stamp is from a set of 4 stamps issued in 2009, depicting Fruits of Tunisia. This one here is Cherry (one of my favourite fruits!!).
I'm so jealous of one of my colleagues at my volunteering job - she's going to Morocco this weekend on holiday. I wish I could go there, too. Or somewhere else where it's WARM. Tunisia wouldn't be bad, either, and it's so beautiful over there! I recently received a postcard from a postcrosser who went on holiday in Tunisia. She saw this impressive amphitheatre there amongst other things.
The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem. This 3rd-century monument illustrates the grandeur and extent of Imperial Rome. [source]
The stamp is from a set of 4 stamps issued in 2009, depicting Fruits of Tunisia. This one here is Cherry (one of my favourite fruits!!).
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Sousse, Tunisia
One more post about an African country, this time Tunisia.
I won't write much about Sousse here as I've already done so here. I couldn't resist posting more cards of the place, though, because I find it so fascinating. I could probably spend days on the alleys of the Medina, taking photos and just looking at all the gorgeous buildings and little details. Mmmmmm...!
Liubov of Russia who sent me these cards, wrote this on the back of one of the cards:
Tunisia was a French colony until 1956. French is a second official language. Most of the population are Arabs, 95% Muslims. Women in Tunisia have equal rights with men. Allowed divorce and polygamy is forbidden. Absolutely officially operate brothels under state control. In general Tunisia is poor but rather prosperous tourist country where everything is under total control of the state.
This is quite topical, then, seeing as most of the population of Tunisia are muslims and Ramadan is about to finish this year. It's such an interesting concept, I've been reading a bit more about it this year as there have been posts about it in one of my favourite blogs recently.
I won't write much about Sousse here as I've already done so here. I couldn't resist posting more cards of the place, though, because I find it so fascinating. I could probably spend days on the alleys of the Medina, taking photos and just looking at all the gorgeous buildings and little details. Mmmmmm...!
Liubov of Russia who sent me these cards, wrote this on the back of one of the cards:
Tunisia was a French colony until 1956. French is a second official language. Most of the population are Arabs, 95% Muslims. Women in Tunisia have equal rights with men. Allowed divorce and polygamy is forbidden. Absolutely officially operate brothels under state control. In general Tunisia is poor but rather prosperous tourist country where everything is under total control of the state.
This is quite topical, then, seeing as most of the population of Tunisia are muslims and Ramadan is about to finish this year. It's such an interesting concept, I've been reading a bit more about it this year as there have been posts about it in one of my favourite blogs recently.
Saturday, 7 August 2010
Sousse, Tunisia
Staying by the Mediterranean (and old cards)... This one is actually a German official card, but sent from Tunisia during the sender's holiday there. I know there are people who don't really like it when the postcard code and the country on the card don't match, but I don't mind, especially when the card has been sent from holidays. I think it's a brilliant idea, especially as it seems like people don't send so many cards from their holidays anymore.
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Sousse is located 140 km south of the capital Tunis, in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. Its economy is based on transport equipment, processed food, olive oil, textiles and tourism.
Sousse is considered one of the best examples of seaward-facing fortifications built by the Arabs. Its ribat, a soaring structure that combined the purposes of a minaret and a watch tower, is in outstanding condition and draws visitors from around the world.
These days, Sousse, with a population of more than 540,000, retains a medieval heart of narrow, twisted streets, a kasbah and medina, its ribat fortress and long wall on the Mediterranean. Surrounding it is a modern city of long, straight roads and more widely spaced buildings. The medina is also a Unesco World Heritage Site.
I'm not 100 % sure, but it looks like the author of this amazing blog lives in Sousse, or at least it looks an awful lot like Sousse. (The last couple of weeks she's been on holiday in Finland, but the majority of photos there are from Tunisia, and they are AMAZING. That blog is amongst my favourites.) It's really made me want to visit this beautiful country, if only I had more money to travel... *sigh*
The stamp is very pretty. It's from a set of 4 stamps issued in 2008 regarding Terracotta Objects, this one here being terracotta dish Kairouan.
Sousse is located 140 km south of the capital Tunis, in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. Its economy is based on transport equipment, processed food, olive oil, textiles and tourism.
Sousse is considered one of the best examples of seaward-facing fortifications built by the Arabs. Its ribat, a soaring structure that combined the purposes of a minaret and a watch tower, is in outstanding condition and draws visitors from around the world.
These days, Sousse, with a population of more than 540,000, retains a medieval heart of narrow, twisted streets, a kasbah and medina, its ribat fortress and long wall on the Mediterranean. Surrounding it is a modern city of long, straight roads and more widely spaced buildings. The medina is also a Unesco World Heritage Site.
I'm not 100 % sure, but it looks like the author of this amazing blog lives in Sousse, or at least it looks an awful lot like Sousse. (The last couple of weeks she's been on holiday in Finland, but the majority of photos there are from Tunisia, and they are AMAZING. That blog is amongst my favourites.) It's really made me want to visit this beautiful country, if only I had more money to travel... *sigh*
The stamp is very pretty. It's from a set of 4 stamps issued in 2008 regarding Terracotta Objects, this one here being terracotta dish Kairouan.
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