We continued driving east from Tunis until mid-morning when we arrived in the small town of Majaz al Bab. Our guide called it a small town with a huge history. Ancient Carthage once ruled it. During the Punic Wars, Hannibal said that whoever has Majaz al Bab had the key to the door and is the master of all Tunisia. During World War II, this was where the Allied forces and the Axis forces first collided in the fight over north Africa. There is a Commonwealth War Grave site here dedicated to soldiers who died in two operations and it has thousands of graves.

Our main reason for stopping in Majaz al Bab was to meet a local family and spend the middle of the day with them, including lunch in their home. They have a small 13-acre farm with 1,800 pomegranate trees, 600 Tunisian olive trees, and 600 Spanish olive trees. The couple have three sons and two of them were home when we visited them.

The first photo is Souad and Magid Wertani, in their home. It’s a modern home with modern conveniences.

They took us to their local market to buy some of the items we needed to make lunch. We didn’t purchase any meat but the butcher shop was one that I found most interesting, due to its displays.

We helped Souad make lunch which included pounding out the flatbread dough and baking it.

One of their sons was outside at the BBQ cooking up peppers, tomatoes, and zucchini.

The last photo was in their pomegranate orchard. To say the least, I was envious!