Was a rough day today...nothing scheduled until 3...meaning, I could sleep in!!! Woo hoo!! Had a nice, slow morning of breakfast and lounging by the pool. It was a rough day - not a cloud in the sky. Stayed inside our hotel compound and just chilled...rough....Not used to this - typically when I travel with kids, it's GO, GO and then GO some more. This chillin' stuff is sometimes hard to adjust to.
At 3, we headed to an amazing museum, El Bardo, with some of the most amazing Mosaics I have seen. Many still intact...and huge! Just made you wonder how they excavated them and moved them here. Many Roman statues as well...without their noses. By losing a bet, I found out that when the towns were invades, they would knock over the Roman statues (thus the noses breaking since they were the first things to hit) or they would break off the noses in a sign of disrespect.
Our farewell dinner was in the heart of the Medina. Is a different place without all the crazy hagglers trying to give you "good deal." The room was spectacular - decorated in bright colors & arabic style. Food was outstanding - had lamb. I got to be the "lucky" one to present our driver & guides their tip money and say a few words. We did lots of group pics and said some good-byes to those we wouldn't see in the morning. All of us are on the same flights except the couple that has to go to the Embassy.
Of course, I had to pay up on the bet that I lost. Had to buy drinks. But, since it's a Sunday, none of the bars in the "compound" were serving except the lower garden bar. It was a scavenger hunt trying to find it...and then, come to find out, they aren't serving wine. Oh, well, was a beautiful night for chillin' and reminiscin'...
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