Tunisia & Switzerland / チュニジア・スイス

You will have to forgive me for the quality of the pictures as these are pictures of the pictures I took before I had my handy digital camera. The originals are much more in focus (obviously). Anyway, this was my fourth and last overseas trip with my friend 21ban. He got married not too long after this trip. I like picking places that aren't on most people's top ten list of vacation spots and this time proved no different. We decided to head to the North African country of Tunisia. It would be our first time setting food on the African continent. As there are no direct flights from Tokyo to Tunis, we flew by way of Zurich, Switzerland. The picture above is from the coastal town of Sidi Bou Said and yes, that is the Mediterranean Sea you're looking at.

申し訳ございませんが、写真の写りが悪いのはデジカメで写真の写真を撮ったからです。オリジナルの方がもっと綺麗に写ってます（当たり前か）。この旅行は友達の２１番と四回目で最後の旅でした。そのあと、彼が結婚したもんで。。。私達がいつも行く場所は一般の人のトップテンにも入らないところばっかりです。ラオスとか、ボルネオ島のコトキナバルとか。この時の旅先はチュニジアでした。初めてのアフリカ大陸に立つ。東京から直行便がないので、スイスのチューリッヒ経由で行きました。上記にある写真はチュニジアの港町のシディブサイド、写ってる海は地中海です。

On our way to Sidi Bou Said, we stopped in took look at the Roman Ruins in Carthage, even though 21ban has no interest in history or World Heritage Sites. And we had to have some cous cous while in North Africa. We decided to have lunch at this outdoor cafe in Sidi Bou Said. Here's 21ban having his after meal smoke.

シディブサイドに行く前に、カルターゴのロマ帝国の遺跡を見に行きました。２１番は歴史か世界遺産には興味ないんですけどね。チュニジアに居るから、定番のクスクスも食べないと。ランチはこのアウトドアカフェーに決定。２１番が食後のタバコの一本。

But before we even made it to Tunisia, we spent a day or so in Zurich, Switzerland. We haven't been gone from Japan all that long but we ended up going to a place that advertised itself as the "Best Sushi in Town". I couldn't believe we all the way out here in Europe and the beer 21ban orders is a Kirin!!

でもチュニジアに行く前にスイスのチューリッヒに一泊しました。日本から離れてそんなに時間が立ってないのに、なぜか寿司のレストランに行きました。「ベスト・スシ・イン・タウン」の看板の宣伝もありました。ヨーロッパに居るのに、２１番がキリンビールを頼んだのは信じられない！

And since we're in Switzerland, we had to go out for some cheese fondue!! And we had to wash it down with beer of course!! Bon Apetite!

で、スイスに居るから、定番のチーズフォンデュも食べないと。もちろんビールと一緒。ボンアペティ！

Maybe next time I'll post pictures of the Medina in Tunis and the various mosaics from the Bardo Museum.

次回はチュニスの観光名所のメディナとバルド美術館のモザイクの写真でもポストしようかな。