I hope you've enjoyed this series of posts. We're headed into the home stretch of our vacation, so this will be the last for a while.
From Tunisia, after a day layover, we headed to our next stop. The main attraction, other than the beaches is a fairly large walled city. The town itself really stirs the imagination. The terms Knights, Grand Master, and the location of one of the ancient wonders of the world really grabs the attention of a person who read about the Crusades and knights as a young boy.
To give things perspective. We're staying in a converted house that is over 700 years old!
While most of the folks I know talk in years, here they talk in centuries..
Of course we had to eat......
We also visited a village with an ancient acropolis towering over it. Very impressive..again it stirs the imagination. There was also some alternate transportation available for those interested....we actually felt sorry for the poor animals.....
We also visited a village with one of the most beautiful harbors I've ever seen......
This dish was a nice surprise for us.
We spent a night in a nearby village. The hotel seemed like a converted geriatric hospital. But I gotta say the view from our table during dinner was priceless.
So that's it for now. Next time you hear from me, I'll hopefully be home. Let me know if you enjoyed these posts and maybe I'll try to do them the next time we take a trip.
As always....Thanks for reading!
This series has been great, Kirk! I haven't had too many chances to travel these past few years so I live vicariously through you. :-)
Have a save trip home.
Posted by: Carol | Friday, 08 June 2012 at 09:32 PM
wondering if you are in/near Italy, because that is what your fork says...
Posted by: kat | Saturday, 09 June 2012 at 04:33 AM
Thanks Carol!
Hi Kat - You know how I love to throw some "curves", but sorry, it's not Italy....
Posted by: Kirk | Saturday, 09 June 2012 at 07:16 AM
Great pics. It think the island where you were was connected to Italy between 1912 and 1945. I doubt if the fork is that old, however.
Posted by: ed (from Yuma) | Saturday, 09 June 2012 at 10:13 AM
Hi Ed - The Italians (called the "facists" by locals) are given much credit for rebuilding the town.
Posted by: Kirk | Saturday, 09 June 2012 at 10:26 AM
I have really enjoyed the mini posts while you are actually traveling. Honestly, i'm amazed that you've been able to post so much and so many photos. amazing! Sometimes it can be next to impossible to find an hour out of the day to write a blog post while on the move and in new cities.
Posted by: Lynnea | Saturday, 09 June 2012 at 07:55 PM
Malta, perhaps? (If so, I've always wanted to go there.)
Posted by: Ed L | Saturday, 09 June 2012 at 08:56 PM
Hi Lynnea - Thanks! This was kind of an experiment to see if I could actually do posts from the road. There's always time to kill in the evenings since we're not the partying kind.
Hi EdL - Nice guess and close. There is a tie in with Malta too!
Posted by: Kirk | Saturday, 09 June 2012 at 10:19 PM
Loved all the posts and photos! I've been a tad busy with family events so I've not been leaving comments lately, but rest assured I read each and every post and am amazed at the stellar job you do posting your adventures.
Posted by: AZ | Sunday, 10 June 2012 at 12:37 AM
Oh I almost forgot I hate seeing people riding mules down the Grand Canyon too.
Posted by: AZ | Sunday, 10 June 2012 at 12:43 AM
Thanks so much for keeping up with us AZ!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 06:04 AM
Maybe this was in Lebanon?
Pls continue sharing your travel pics. I enjoy them!
Posted by: Shirley | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 04:49 PM
Hi Shirley - Not quite! I'm glad you enjoy the photos though! Thanks for reading.
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 11 June 2012 at 05:23 PM
Corsica? I don't know why, but since it's not Malta and I know you've done Cyprus. I've liked these "where are you" posts. I always enjoy the travel posts, in general, but trying to guess where you are while you're there is fun! I'll have to borrow from that when I hit the road next.
Posted by: Wandering Chopsticks | Wednesday, 13 June 2012 at 05:29 PM
Hi WC - Good guess, but not quite there. It was fun doing these posts.
Posted by: Kirk | Thursday, 14 June 2012 at 06:16 AM
"Let me know if you enjoyed these posts..."
LOVED your posts. finally had time to catch up with them since i'm on summer break now. read the newest posts first (read the posts in backwards-chronological order) so i already knew the answers to "where the heck are we?" most of the time. which is good because except for istanbul (been there before) i would've guessed wrong every time. thanks for sharing your travel and food experiences in detail so those of us who don't get to travel as much can live vicariously through you! by the way, just curious but where do da' boyz stay when you and the missus are traveling? well anyway, thanks again for your blog. SO interesting and informative!!!!
Posted by: dancing | Friday, 22 June 2012 at 07:57 PM
Hi Dancing - Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed these posts....I was wondering if folks would be interested. We have da' Boyz favorite uncle "house/boyz sit" for us when we're gone. They love him! We've also had "Grandma and Grandpa" do that as well.
Posted by: Kirk | Friday, 22 June 2012 at 08:36 PM