The Casbah of Algiers

The UNESCO World Heritage and US Sate Department Travel Warnings listed Casbah of Algiers.

Algiers la blanche

Kbor er Roumia

The ruins of Tipasa already reminded me a bit of the ancient cities of Sri Lanka, but a visit to the nearby Kbor er Roumia further evoked the connection as if it were some kind of Buddhist stupa.



Unlike the stupas I've seen this monument has an entrance. I don't know anything about it's history or what is inside.

The Roman ruins of Tipasa

The site includes the ruins of a 4th century Christian basilica.

Tipasa youth hostel

Seemingly untouched since the last French tourists visited in the 70's

Annaba train station

Tunis revisited

Tunisians eat a lot of tuna, but the etymology of the name is unrelated, Tunisia gets it's name from the ancient Tynes of the Punic era. However there may still be an etymological connection. I think tuna originally comes from an Arabic word borrowed by the Spanish as atún. Another possible connection has to do with one of Tunisia's famous products, olives, the Arabic word for which is az-zaytun. Still it's very unlikely that either of these Arabic words has its origin in the ancient Punic name.

Kairouan