This is just a quick interim post before I head out to the Medina for lunch today with Leila. I took the train to Sousse Thursday to scout out an apartment that a small contigent of fast-talking entrepenurial female British expat real estate agents lined up for me. Pictures included. It is pricey by local standards - 650 TD per month which is about $430 a month for an IMMACULATE 3-bedroom, all new, third story apartment with a huge terraced roof and walled -in courtyard below. It's only a 10 minute walk to work and a 15 min walk to the beach which is VERY well-stocked. Beer and food is served in small cabana-esque beach-front restaurants and amusements like jet-skis and para-skiiing abound. Paradise, you say? Maybe. For any of you who care to sample this for yourself, it appears you
just may have a place to stay - reserve your spot now...... Summer is tourist season here..... and August begins Ramadan. A very hot and barren time. I recommend considering a visit from mid-Sep to beginning of December. I myself am working out some sort of south desert ascetic nomadic wandering tour via camel (Jmel in Arabic) followed by a European- Parisian-Christmas festivity. Oh, if any of you haven't noticed, there are comment sections below every post - use them if you have a question or accusation or something. I am craving interwebal feedback.
Bon Weekend to you all!!
DD
Love the camel pillows....seriously I do.
Entrance to kitchen
douche (la toilette)
One of 3 bedrooms!
Better Kitchen than I've ever had in the States w/balcony attached
Eqbal (admin) and Muhammed (IT)
She is a 20yo Soussian who studied in Texas for 1 year
He is a computer genius from Tunis
This tough guy is me every day after work
(just picture le bier delux attached to left hand)
Thank goodness there is a gym by my new apt to work on beach body.
This undershirt is a Tunisian XXL sadly.
That's an awesome apartment. You're taking it, right? Still cracks me up to see the clothes washer in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteGood eye Stewart! Yeah that is a first for me too. And it is tiny! The place I am at now in Tunis has no washer at all. Can't wait to wash my own clothes again... Yeah, I am taking it :)
ReplyDelete'Quelle hottie' or would that be 'ooh la la'
ReplyDeletehmmm I think I've forgotten all those years of college French...
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Go David, the apartment looks great much better than when you were at LSU. Plenty of room for the cats to run and play. With three bed room's ,are you thinking of room mates? Close to work and the beach (well stocked) how do you do better. How long of at camel ride are you taking days or week . Is it all desert riding or what?
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ReplyDeleteYeah there is pleanty of cat roaming area - a huge plus. I would like to find a nice roommate but you know how picky I can be, so we will see. Down in the south it is all Sahara... so it could be an interesting trip. I will keep yu posted as the plan develops. I will definitely wait til it cools down quite a bit. It would likely just be a couple of days or so.
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