Tunisia

Driving to Chenini we pass through a small town.  The traffic is congested for the traffic light.

We arrive at the Berber Village of Chenini  built into the dramatic, rocky hills as a means of protection from Arab Tribes.

Chenini was built on a hilltop - in this instance, between two hilltop ridges - to help protect it from raiding parties.

Two of the local ladies.

See our bus at the bottom left where we started walking. We eventually ended up at the top of the hillside.

A number of the homes have collapsed over time.

Lady in blue walking within the hillside

Close up of the woman we saw walking in an earlier photo.

A resident sweeping a walkway

Backside of the hill we are looking at

Little guy walking along the pathway. One of our group gave him a lollypop candy.

Walkway cut into the hillside to go from one home to another.

Mohamed showing us a former wine or water jug.

Looking down from the top.  See our bus at the bottom.  Where we walked up.

Looking down into the valley below

A home at one time

Our lunch today is a home hosted traditional lunch prepared by 2 sisters, our hosts, in a Berber family home, in Rus el Wad.