Vincent Poon :: Episode VI: The Return of the Weary Travellers
 
Day 3, after watching the sunrise in Ksar Ghilane, we drove out of the desert to the mountains. The scorching heat continued and we were also given a flat tyre before we reached Chenini the mountain village. Granaries came next though I must admit they were worth visiting. Last stop was in Matmata where we had lunch (at 1500) and also visited the underground Berber cave house. (a must for Star Wars fans)
 
The last part of the journey was a 6 hours drive all the way north to Sousse. The other jeep had the aircon broken so they were literally soaked. Oh and we missed the famous El-Jem because we got back home at around 2300!
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There were one or two odd dinasours here and there but I carefully made sure they were not in my pictures
The most beautiful ksars I have been to in this entire trip...
The other side of the main entrance
There were one or two odd dinasours here and there but I carefully made sure they were not in my pictures

The most beautiful ksars I have been to in this entire trip...
The other side of the main entrance
View of the ksar from afar...I told you Ksar Ouled Debbab was huge!
The last ksar we visited was Ksar Haddada, famous because it was where Star Wars the Phantom Menace was filmed
Each room was called a ghorfa and was once used to store food by the local Haddad and Hamdoun tribes
You could climb up and down and get lost in the maze of small alleyways, stairways, terraces and courtyards
View of the ksar from afar...I told you Ksar Ouled Debbab was huge!
The last ksar we visited was Ksar Haddada, famous because it was where Star Wars the Phantom Menace was filmed
Each room was called a ghorfa and was once used to store food by the local Haddad and Hamdoun tribes
You could climb up and down and get lost in the maze of small alleyways, stairways, terraces and courtyards
This Ksar was also featured in the Amazing Race (Season 1) where the teams had to find the walkie-talkie in one of these rooms, with only the other walkie-talkie in their hands
It was definitely a good place to play hide-and-seek, but make sure you find your way out before dark
There were many granaries in this place, but most were not well maintained
This was the scene featured in the Phantom Menace - the slave quarters
This Ksar was also featured in the Amazing Race (Season 1) where the teams had to find the walkie-talkie in one of these rooms, with only the other walkie-talkie in their hands
It was definitely a good place to play hide-and-seek, but make sure you find your way out before dark
There were many granaries in this place, but most were not well maintained
This was the scene featured in the Phantom Menace - the slave quarters
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