Sept, 2014. Our first visit to the Antoine Baths in Carthage, Tunisia.
Here are the last of the photos. It seems I got a little trigger happy with my camera. I could not help myself, I just found this place to be so amazing. And such a beautiful setting, right on the Mediterranean! Here is a tomb, a graveyard, an underground chapel, a large Christian church, incredible mosaics, various underground storage areas, a kiln, exotic plants and two very excited newcomers to Tunisia! Wow, what an incredible afternoon, time for lunch and a cold beer at our neighborhood sea-side restaurant, Neptune's.
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| A graveyard, you can see the pits from the coffins. |
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| Tiny underground Chapel with great details. |
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| It was nice and cool in here! |
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| Notice the outline where the coffin sat. |
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| Details on the walls as we enter the chapel. |
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| Heading to the large Christian Church remains. |
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You can see Mark up there, in the middle,
looking down on the ruins. |
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Looking down on the ruins.
There are mosaic floors everywhere! |
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I zoomed in the floors, which are difficult to see.
They are covered in grass and dust, but they are all mosaics! |
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The next time we visit, we view from the
correct side and figure out what the scene is. |
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This one is beautiful. And even more breathtaking
if you look at it on the other side. Duh. |
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Since these have been sitting outside in the elements for a couple
of thousand years, it is amazing that they have last so well! |
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| Nasty looking cactus plants. Not a good place to trip! |
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| Either storage or a kiln, I can't recall. |
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| Just various ruins scattered throughout the area. |
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These must be little boxes to store food?
They can't be little caskets? |
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| We had a big fun and adventurous day! |
Lunch at Neptune's in Carthage
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| Time for lunch! |
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| Locals out snorkeling, fishing and kayaking. |
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| A family out avoiding the heat. |
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