Exploring The Roman Ruins of Bulla Regia - Tunisia
Posted: February 2, 2020 | Tagged: Tunisia
How to visit the Bulla Regia Archaeological Site in Tunisia as a day trip from El Kef.
Louages to Jendouba cost 4,300Dinar. Journey time is 45 minutes. Then it takes a bit more effort to get to Bulla Regia. You need to go North West up the P17 towards Firnanah but turn off right down the C59. Or take the smaller road. It's all on Google Maps. There are regional buses. SRT JENDOUBA but I don't know where you would catch them from. Bulla Regia is the name of the small village next to the ruins.
There's a boring looking Hotel right by the bus station. 35 Dinar for a single room, if you really need to stay the night. But Jendouba is very dusty town with minimal charm.
I was going to spin you a yarn along the lines of:
"I walked up the highway until I was stopped at the police check point. The guys were so great that one of them offered to drive me the remain 6km which he did but we went via his house for lunch and I fell in love with his wife and fathered 3 kids before going to England and live happily ever after.
But the reality is that I walked through the town, following a side road almost parallel to the main road. And nothing happened. It was just a walk. A 90 minute walk.
Next I'll be saying that I get 1000 hits a day on my site and I get laid every night and I'll be blogging, "send me 50$ and I'll tell you how you can really live the dream by ditching your cubicle 6am til 12 midnight job."
There is no need to fabricate the details for want of a good story. Life on the road can be very boring.
The walk took 90 minutes including the stops to buy some bread and cheese and a(nother) bottle of cola. I gotta stop drinking this shit.
Entrance fee is as per normal, 8 Dinar.
"Bulla Regia was a Berber, Punic, and Roman town near present-day Jendouba. The surviving ruins and archaeological site are unique for the semi-subterranean housing, as protection from the fierce heat and effects of the sun. Many of the mosaic floors have been left in place; others may be seen at the Bardo Museum in Tunis".
All the photos follow below, without interruption. Enjoy.
There's a boring looking Hotel right by the bus station. 35 Dinar for a single room, if you really need to stay the night. But Jendouba is very dusty town with minimal charm.
I was going to spin you a yarn along the lines of:
"I walked up the highway until I was stopped at the police check point. The guys were so great that one of them offered to drive me the remain 6km which he did but we went via his house for lunch and I fell in love with his wife and fathered 3 kids before going to England and live happily ever after.
But the reality is that I walked through the town, following a side road almost parallel to the main road. And nothing happened. It was just a walk. A 90 minute walk.
Next I'll be saying that I get 1000 hits a day on my site and I get laid every night and I'll be blogging, "send me 50$ and I'll tell you how you can really live the dream by ditching your cubicle 6am til 12 midnight job."
There is no need to fabricate the details for want of a good story. Life on the road can be very boring.
The walk took 90 minutes including the stops to buy some bread and cheese and a(nother) bottle of cola. I gotta stop drinking this shit.
Entrance fee is as per normal, 8 Dinar.
"Bulla Regia was a Berber, Punic, and Roman town near present-day Jendouba. The surviving ruins and archaeological site are unique for the semi-subterranean housing, as protection from the fierce heat and effects of the sun. Many of the mosaic floors have been left in place; others may be seen at the Bardo Museum in Tunis".
All the photos follow below, without interruption. Enjoy.
Coming back I waited at the bus stop. I couldn't be arsed to walk another 90 minutes back. I waited and I waited some more. 4 buses went past in the opposite direction. I was like WTF. OK, 5 more minutes and I then I'll walk with my thumb wagging in the wind.
A car pulled up and offered me a ride. He was Police but not on duty. He spoke reasonable English. He offered to take me for a beer and after a coffee but I thanked him kindly and turned down his offer. I'm not very good at small talk. He'd probably want to take me home to meet the wife with whom I'd fall in love with but after I fathered 3 kids the road would be calling me so it just wouldn't be right.
The ride took me to Jendouba and I caught the louage back to El Kef and went and had a pizza.
A car pulled up and offered me a ride. He was Police but not on duty. He spoke reasonable English. He offered to take me for a beer and after a coffee but I thanked him kindly and turned down his offer. I'm not very good at small talk. He'd probably want to take me home to meet the wife with whom I'd fall in love with but after I fathered 3 kids the road would be calling me so it just wouldn't be right.
The ride took me to Jendouba and I caught the louage back to El Kef and went and had a pizza.
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