What a bustling place was Matmata Nouvelle with its weekly market in full swing! The locals seemed very happy to see Western faces with many a 'bonjour' as we explored the stalls. French is the 2nd language in Tunisia, taught from 9 years old (English is taught from 11 years old). We were very pleasantly surprised not to be hassled.
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| Petrol is often sold by the roadside from plastic containers, much of it imported illegally from Libya and costing 35 c (30 p) a litre. Mind you a car costs double the European price! |
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| An olive oil press over the road from a toilet/coffee stop... |
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| ...and a couple of Tunisians passing the time of day |
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| This spice seller was more than happy to have his photo taken |
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| Puts our spice cupboard to shame! |
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| Live chicken anyone? Plus one of many 'we sell anything' stalls |
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| Not to my taste but I'm sure there would be some takers for octopus! |
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| Massive green chillies... |
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| ...fresh dates... |
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| ...and fennel. We enjoyed fennel in salad and braised with tomatoes back at the hotel. |
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| Ladieswear... |
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| ...and menswear |
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| Most men preferring a coffee at one of the many cafés |
Looks fantastic, love the spice stall. A&B xx
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you did not visit Matmata ?
ReplyDeleteOn a fait la vielle ville un autre jour!
ReplyDeletei was surfing on the net, i found these wonderful pictures, nouvelle matmata is my native village , but now i am living in france, i really miss it and i love it :)
ReplyDeletei am happy that you liked your visit to matmata, well you are always the welcome to visit my village and see you soon there may be
Merci Abdelhafidh, J'étais très content de lire ton commentaire. Moi aussi j'habite en France depuis ma retraite. Bon continuation, D
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