So, we finally arrive at Dougga which is on a hilltop next to another tiny village. Apparantly there are some people who live near there (arabic people) who believe themselves to be descendents of the Roman people of Dougga. The tour guide seemed to treat this as a joke, insinuating that these people are crazy, but I wondered why else anyone would live out here.
One thing to know about museums etc in Europe: they have so many that they treat them VERY differently than we do in the US. For example, while we are touring the ruins, a man on his donkey comes down a hill in the middle of the ruins presumably to go get water or something. In the baths, there were ancient "pipes" that the water used to run through. We were encouraged to put our fingers up in them to see how they worked. In the US, the entire site would have been behind plexiglass. Seriously, I recently went to Mount Vernon, something about 1700 years younger than Dougga, and there was serious ropeage to keep us from breathing on anything, much less touching anything. Just interesting to me
I know you are dying to see what I am talking about, so I will show you our first view of Dougga.
One thing to know about museums etc in Europe: they have so many that they treat them VERY differently than we do in the US. For example, while we are touring the ruins, a man on his donkey comes down a hill in the middle of the ruins presumably to go get water or something. In the baths, there were ancient "pipes" that the water used to run through. We were encouraged to put our fingers up in them to see how they worked. In the US, the entire site would have been behind plexiglass. Seriously, I recently went to Mount Vernon, something about 1700 years younger than Dougga, and there was serious ropeage to keep us from breathing on anything, much less touching anything. Just interesting to me
I know you are dying to see what I am talking about, so I will show you our first view of Dougga.
This is entering the amphitheatre from behind/backstage.
This is backstage/in the wings. Notice the awesome half statue on the right.
Me, talking to my now friend and tour guide, Tarek on the stage. The acoustics were crazy amazing. I wanted to sing so badly.
Me on stage in front of the audience.
James alone on stage. Picture taken from audience.
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