Constantinos Antoniou, Ph.D.

antoniou_@_central.ntua.gr, costas_@_mit.edu

Tunisia, May 2009

On May 2009 I had the joy to participate in a Road Safety Conference in Tunisia. The short (intense, tiring, etc) trip was also very pleasant. I met many very nice people and really liked Tunisia (which I had visited as a kid, but regret to say that I did not remember much!).

The President of the country (in the city of Kairouan on every other building, in Tunis much less so)

The President of the country (in the city of Kairouan on every other building, in Tunis much less so)

Coca-Cola in Arabic

Coca-Cola in Arabic

Cars multitasking as ladders

Cars multitasking as ladders

Very sad picture, from a traffic safety point of view

Very sad picture, from a traffic safety point of view

The big mosque in Kairouan

The big mosque in Kairouan

Map of the old city of Kairouan

Map of the old city of Kairouan

One of the interesting buildings in Kairouan

One of the interesting buildings in Kairouan

Inside the building

Inside the building

One of the characteristics of this architecture...

One of the characteristics of this architecture...

Another view from the interior

Another view from the interior

The old water-filtration system of Kairouan.

The old water-filtration system of Kairouan.

Tunisian McD's

Tunisian McD's

Kairouan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kairouan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The city of Kairouan is full of roundabouts (1)

The city of Kairouan is full of roundabouts (1)

The city of Kairouan is full of roundabouts (2)

The city of Kairouan is full of roundabouts (2)

The city of Kairouan is full of roundabouts (3)

The city of Kairouan is full of roundabouts (3)

The city of Kairouan is full of roundabouts (4)

The city of Kairouan is full of roundabouts (4)

The landscape between Kairouan and Tunis

The landscape between Kairouan and Tunis

Tunisian BOSE speakers

Tunisian BOSE speakers

A wonderful boulevard in downtown Tunis

A wonderful boulevard in downtown Tunis

Very frequent tram service (starting very early in the morning!)

Very frequent tram service (starting very early in the morning!)

May 12, 2011, 12:15 PM