Primož Jakopin, photo diary

Tunisia, June 2004, part VI

All images are 266 x 400 pixels in size; some of them can be clicked to get a 567 x 800 pixel version. Numbers in front of picture descriptions are serial numbers of the original shots (2048 x 3072 pixels). Copyright (c) P. Jakopin 2004

Cap Bon, Grottes Romaines, Grotte Chauve Souris

Korbus


8839. Opening between the rocks on the cape north of Korbus, a view to the south


8840. rocks on the cape north of Korbus, a view to the south


8841. Main street in downtown Korbus, a view to the sea

From Korbus to El Houaria


8842. Vendors of pain de grain, on the road before Zaouiet El Mghaiez


8843. Minaret of the mosque, Zaouiet El Mghaiez

Grottes Romaines at El Haouaria


8847. A side view out of the cave close to the quarry entrance


8848. A frontal view out of the cave close to the quarry entrance


8850. A view out, to the east


8853. Chiaro-scuro in beige - a view out from the cave with two entrances in the same wall


8854. Northern entrance to the main cave, a view out


8857. A view to the stairs and northern entrance of the main cave, Camel rock formation in the background


8860. The great hall of the main cave, a view to the west


8862. The stairs, leading to the western entrance of the main cave


8864. Small cave with blooming caper, Capparis spinosa L.


8866. Below the natural bridge at the eastern side of the quarry


8869. The coast at the eastern side of the quarry, island of Zembra in the distance


8870. Good rock could sometimes be found on the surface; eastern side of the quarry


8871. The tunnel used to transport the rock slabs to the sea, a view from the land


8874. Natural bridge over the northern part of the western entrance to the main cave


8877. Ceiling opening over the northern part of the western entrance to the main cave


8878. Natural bridge, horizontal crop, marabou in the distance


8880. Natural bridge, vertical crop, marabou in the distance


8881. Caper plant in bloom, Capparis spinosa L.


8882. A view out, westernmost cave


8883. A cave with three entrances, a view out

Cap Bon


8885. Cap Bon, a view from the south


8886. A flower from the Gentiana family, on the hilltop at Cap Bon

La Grotte des Chauve Souris


8888. The ceiling of the second hall with hanging and flying bats


8889. The ceiling of the second hall with bats up close


8892. The connection passage, a view out


8895. The first hall, a view out, Ridha


8897. The entrance - a view out, Ridha

The coast to the north of El Haouaria


8899. Sheltered bay and the sea


8900. Slanted rock layers descending into the sea - a view to the south


8901. Cavern on the coast and the bay, a view from the peninsula


8903. Young palms and grass on the coast


8904. The second bay with old fortress on top of the hill


8905. Two bays - a view to the northeast from the path above the cliff


8906. Sandy beach on the eastern coast of El Haouaria, kids playing football in the distance



   V - Chott El Djerid, from Tozeur to Tunis, Musée National du Bardo      VII - Zaghouan  




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