Отдых удался Rest was a success

We rested at the beginning of July 2009, the Caribbean World Hammamet Garden hotel.
I did not want to leave, 11 days still turned out to be not enough. But everything is in order. Arrival - departure all on schedule, without delay. From Monastir by bus to Hammamet 1.5 hours. Delivered to hotels, we were almost the last and alone in this hotel. They dropped me off at the entrance, said that everything was on their own, and left. The room was given on the top floor at the end of the corridor (later I appreciated its location: silence, no running and screaming children). When I saw the number, I wanted to cry. I knew that the hotel and rooms are made in the Moorish style, I saw the photo. But when the walls in a small room are painted in bright yellow, crimson and blue, and the bedspreads are in white and black stripes, then this is an explosion for the eyes! I went out onto the balcony, there was an ant path along the wall of the hotel on the street, the traffic was two-way. But the next day, they did not pay attention to such a riot of colors (especially since they only came to the room to change clothes and spend the night), and the ants never turned off their path.
Air conditioning worked well, towels changed every day. For good work, they began to leave a dinar, a vase of flowers appeared. In general, they want to receive at least a dinar for everything: the driver on the bus, the guide, all the staff at the hotel. Why are Russians so stingy? Yes, we have a different mentality. But after receiving the dinar, they begin to try with a vengeance, waiting for the next one. Dinar works wonders. They even began to learn Russian words themselves, so that we would be pleased.

The food is varied and for every taste: meat in various versions, fish, a lot of fruits, delicious pastries. You can eat and drink if you wish, all day long, something is always open and cooked somewhere. The metro hotel in the dining room (well, this is not a restaurant) is so attentive, courteous, he always had order, drove the waiters.
The sea is super: clean, transparent, warm. The sand is clean (cleaned every morning on a special machine, sieved). There were always enough sun loungers, there were no problems. We saw big jellyfish a couple of times. I swam past, wondering what kind of lilac package was floating. And the Russian men caught her, dragged her ashore, of course, burned themselves.
Very nice pools, clean water, cleaned every night. From the Garden building to the Beach, an electric car went (if you are too lazy to walk on foot) constantly, it ran back and forth. If you live in the Garden, you can still use the pools with slides, Beach bars (but breakfast-lunch-dinner only in your building), go to the animation.
There were practically only Russians in the Beach building, you won’t hear Russian speech in our Garden, therefore, in my opinion, there was more order in everything. Contingent: French and Italians with children. Beach had animation in Russian, we had animation in any other than Russian, only in the last 2 days a boy appeared who spoke all languages, incl. very good in Russian. But 1) if you do not speak languages, then if you wish, you can go to the animation in the Beach in the evening;
2) any dances, water aerobics and any other sport is understandable in any language; 3) personally, my family and I do not like animation in principle.
We went on excursions to Tunis-Carthage-Sidi Bou Said, for 2 days in the Sahara, to Carthage Land ourselves and just to walk around Hammamet. The entrance to the hotel is full of yellow taxis, 4 dinars to Hammamet. Excursion to the Sahara is unforgettable, I advise everyone. Every day they offered a trip on a pirate ship. Who went - opinions are very different. We didn't go.
July 14 - Bastille Day, they celebrated. In the evening there was a festive dinner by the pool with performances, fireworks, a huge cake in the form of the Eiffel Tower.

Tunisia is an Eastern European country (one wife, no veil). But they are traded like in the east, so we just looked into the medina and immediately left, I preferred to buy souvenirs in fixed price stores (there are not many of them, prices are low). The magnet is 1 dinar, and in the market they start with 8 DT, you are tormented by bargaining. This is an example, so the price must be immediately reduced every 5 times. It is clear that for them it is entertainment and pastime. Men, if they do not trade, then sit in a cafe - they drink coffee, slowly, and women, as usual, at the household and in the field (olives, dates, vegetables and fruits).
You must visit Tunisia. And if you speak at least a little French, then you will simply be loved.