tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post3657601034079264564..comments2024-03-28T17:30:22.269+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Djerba Island, TunisiaHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-75673585526141631182019-06-07T23:54:32.602+10:002019-06-07T23:54:32.602+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38327609443895108332019-06-05T14:25:35.578+10:002019-06-05T14:25:35.578+10:00Andrew
Almost every nation on the planet has as i...Andrew<br /><br />Almost every nation on the planet has as its top priority to warmly encourage tourists, wherever they come from. Three of the countries that gave us a great time were Turkey, Jordan and Egypt.<br /><br />The three lots of tourists warmly welcomed in almost every country of the world are Swedish, Canadian and Australian :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-40389973098951144572019-06-05T14:18:36.224+10:002019-06-05T14:18:36.224+10:00Parnassus
Australians are so ahistorical, we tend...Parnassus<br /><br />Australians are so ahistorical, we tend to ignore important buildings, monuments and land that saw significant events. Thank goodness for countries like Tunisia that has done its best to protect its own historical sites.<br /><br />If the history of a nation is complicated and contentious, as you say, or has been re-written over the centuries, it still needs to be preserved. But the contested aspect of the history needs to be acknowledged.<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-75792244564906504692019-06-05T12:39:49.631+10:002019-06-05T12:39:49.631+10:00Interesting history, that I expect may not be pick...Interesting history, that I expect may not be picked up many visitors. I suppose it is unusual for Jewish people to be allowed into a Muslim country at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-40098555452334427362019-06-05T12:15:22.963+10:002019-06-05T12:15:22.963+10:00Hello Hels, Considering its complicated and conten...Hello Hels, Considering its complicated and contentious history, it is surprising how many well-maintained or restored monuments survive in Tunisia (as well as in other places), and that people found the time and peace to refine and ornament these buildings in the first place.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-22925082143633951442019-06-05T00:07:49.885+10:002019-06-05T00:07:49.885+10:00Deb
I looked at other UNESCO sites in Tunisia and...Deb<br /><br />I looked at other UNESCO sites in Tunisia and found some wonderful places eg Medina of Sousse a town from the early Islamic Period; Medina of Tunis' mosques, mausoleums, madrasah and fountains from the C12th-16th. But I think an entire island would be even more appealing, and more diverse.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3959559636376276972019-06-04T22:46:53.884+10:002019-06-04T22:46:53.884+10:00Helen I loved holidaying in Tunisia, a country tha...Helen I loved holidaying in Tunisia, a country that has many sites with World Heritage status already. Djerba Island thoroughly deserves to be the next site that UNESCO preserves.Debnoreply@blogger.com