El Mouradi и окрестности El Mouradi and surroundings

I have been to El Mouradi Mahdia twice: in May 2008 and in May 2010. In two years, little has changed in the hotel itself (well, except that the old heavy wooden sun loungers were replaced with new plastic ones), but how everything has changed outside the territory of El Mouradi. New hotels were built, dozens of shops opened along the road, and a small zoo began to operate.
The first time we lived on the second floor, and the second time, for a small fee, we settled on the fifth. The only difference was in the view from the balcony and in the color of the bedspreads. And so - all the same spacious room, separate bathroom with bathtub, balcony.
Most of the tourists are elderly Europeans. Very cheerful, cheerful, sociable, even those that walk with a stick or a crutch. They say hello and start asking questions. People just enjoy life, the sea, Tunisian wine. . .

Ha! Due to the time difference, I ended up at the pool earlier than European pensioners. Well, I couldn’t sleep at their Tunisian seven in the morning! However, if you come later, the employee will always find a place and bring sunbeds, but not in the first row.
The service was perfect for me personally. True, the husband left tips for both the maid and the waiters. In the restaurant we were always quickly found a place. But appliances and drinks sometimes waited. The waiters work quickly, they are just not enough for such a number of vacationers. Food. Mmmmm…. Huge selection and all delicious. This, of course, is subjective, I'm just a fan of oriental cuisine. Dinners are themed: French, Tunisian, Italian, Spanish. Nevertheless, you will always find something simple, familiar, non-aggressive for our stomachs.
Not far from the hotel, ten to fifteen minutes walk, there is a metro station - commuter trains run from Mahdia to Sousse. We went to Sousse last time, and to Monastir this time. Drive 1 hour. Tickets are cheap (two aller-retour tickets cost 6.5 dinars), you can buy both at the station and from the conductor-controller on the train. The carriages are old and dusty, but nothing has been cut or written anywhere. Mostly the local population travels, but there are also enough tourists.
We specially went to Monastir to see the ribat - a fortress that was being built, completed, destroyed and rebuilt since the eighth century. What is there to do? Walk and take pictures of ladders, passages, observation platforms, windows, dungeons and a lookout tower built in the ninth century.
I am finishing… We will go to Tunisia, I hope, again. I have never had any problems in this country, including problems with understanding (I speak French). Maybe just lucky.
Have a good rest and mood!