Frankie's Travels Day 3 - Roman Ruins

We stopped off at some Roman Ruins. There was a whole towns worth of temples and churches and homes and brothels. It was very very interesting. The cherry on the top is that it was very much like the Roman Ruins I saw in Italy but cheaper, less crowded, more excavated and uncovered. We were also able to admire several beautiful mosaics.

You have to appreciate the skills of the ancient romans. We saw evidence of hot tubs, fish ponds, sewage disposal, toilet facilities and sliding doors for privacy.

The only chap in the group was tricked into sitting on a stone that was part covered by the tour guide jacket. The jacket was then removed to reveal a carved phallic symbol much to the amusement of the the girls in the rest of the group. The phallic symbols were used in streets to point people to the brothel. Ill leave your imagination to figure out the kind of pointer.

We then stopped off to take in the view of the Zarhlun Valley and be alternately verbally abused and seranaded by a man selling stones and curios.

The appeal of the view is it combines the clean whites and greens of the olive growing mediterranean and the artistic beauty of the mosques and arab architecture. Along with the occasional goat and chicken.

Now to lunch! Beef couscous with vegetables... Mmmm.