Friday, November 12, 1999 -- 9:30am

Well I wanted to update my journal and give everyone an idea of what I've been up to.  I've had some negative comments recently on how lax I've been with updating my site... at least I know a few people are reading!!!

It's been a busy couple months.  Most of the time I've been out working in various countries.  Yesterday I returned from California.  I've been quite active with a couple new startup companies.  There are three of them: Mercury2, CrowdBurst and Inquire.  Inquire is in Munich and the other two are in San Francisco.  Check 'em out!!!

So I had a bit of time to enjoy myself during my travels.  I spent a weekend in England, and then took a small holiday to Tunisia.  So here we go:

I went to a friend's wedding in a small town at the center of Champagne country called Epernay:

They were married by the mayor of the town.  Here are a couple other photos from the wedding:

The next weekend I was in England.  Here are a few shots:

Millenium Ferris Wheel - London	Big Ben - London

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Then I went to Tunisia for 6 days.  It was a much-needed holiday.  Tunisia is a beautiful country - the people are nice and it's a wonderful mixture of old world arabic/roman influence along with a splash of Europe.  They don't speak English much, but I got by on my limited French.  They were very receptive to Americans... especially because they dont' get many there.

The cities and towns I visited include Tunis, Monastir, Sousse, and Kairoun.

Here are some photos from Tunis and the beautiful museum in Tunis called the Bardo.  The Bardo has an excellent collection of Roman mosiacs, mostly from the 1st and 2nd century AD:

View of Bardo Museum Grounds Tunis, Tunisia	Roman Mosaic Tunis, Tunisia

Roman Mosaic Tunis, Tunisia

I went to a small north-sea town called Sidi Bou Said, which is quite touristic, but has a clear greek influence.  It's a beautiful ancient coastal town.

Here is a view of the souk (market) in the Medina (old town) of Tunis:

Here are some shots of the Medina in Sousse- which is a coastal town on the west of Tunisia:
 

This is a photo of Kairoun, in the central part of Tunisia, which is one of the holiest places in Islam:

More photos taken of Sousse on a different day:

It was an altogether beautiful visit.  I loved the people and hope to get back soon- there is a lot more to discover, mostly the southern part, which borders the Sahara desert...

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