Top 10 Favorite Sights

Top 10 Favorite Sights:

 

10.  Oasis in Sahara

            Pit stop during the 4 x 4 drive. I always had trouble picturing what an actual oasis looked like, as the only reference I had was this tiny cardboard book about Joseph and Mary finding an oasis on their way to Bethlehem.

9. Dunes in the Sahara via 4 x 4s

            They were massive! We were told at the campsite not to wander in the Sahara because the dunes can change in a half hour. Picture the moving staircases in Harry Potter and you’ll understand.

8.  View from hotel room in the Tamerza Palace

            This was definitely the best hotel room, by far. I claimed the best bed, the one that looked out on the mountains. In the morning, I got some great shots of the sun right above the mountain tops.

7. Top of a mountain in Matmata

            Self-explanatory. We stopped for a photo-op and after I picked my jaw up from off the ground, I climbed this small mountain (a glorified hill, really) and was amazed. This was the area where the desert homes in Star Wars were filmed, to give you an idea of what it looked like.

6. View from hookah bar in Sidi Bou Said

We were up above the hill town, a suburb of the capital of Tunis, at night. It was gorgeous. Millions of lights lit up in the huge city below us. (Sigh)

5. Brook on the way to Tamerza

            Another pit stop that turned out to be amazing. This is now officially my happy place. It just came out of nowhere and was so clear!

4. Mediterranean

            Isn’t it insane that the Mediterranean is fourth? If a normal person saw the Mediterranean, they would be in awe, but I saw so many gorgeous things, that it ranks fourth!

3.  Sahara at night/ stars

            Any stars I see now will be a huge disappointment. Dad, remember when I used to get sick when we camped and we looked at the stars while we went for a walk? This made those stars look like those twinkle lights Mom and Kate love so much. I could just stare at them forever if it wasn’t for the sand getting into places it shouldn’t get into…

2. Great Salt Lake

            The Great Salt Lake just came from nowhere. Seriously. We saw it the morning after the night in the desert and I was just passed out on the bus. We stopped and I was so confused why. Then I looked outside and thought, “Oh… I get it.” The lake itself was all dried up, but the salt remains, which makes for my favorite pics from the trip.

1.   Sahara at sunset

All I can say about the Sahara at sunset is that it puts words to shame. Sadly, I have no pictures. It was like this huge ball of fire was just melting into the sand. They told us that the sand just ruins cameras in a heartbeat, so I don’t have any pictures of the desert. If you’d like proof I was there, I’m sure I can shake my head and some sand could come out.