You can buy spices and sweets, have your shoes fixed or purchase new ones, buy fabrics or ready made clothing, parts for you stove, ...

...the weather also provided a show as it slowly changed from clear and sunny to a dust storm!

Our day would be filled with visits to several sites surrounding Biskra: Sidi Okba, Tolga, and El Kantara…

The green of the Atlas Mountains gave way to a high plateau... then through the more arid Aurès Mountains bordering the Sahara.

Good times, good food, good friends, good music...a great day & night!

The three-hour ride turned into five ... However, we were well entertained!

some things would go as planed, others wouldn’t, but there would be wonderful surprises, too!

From here, we were whisked back to the hotel to ready for a special night - a private party-

We started at the top of the hill and worked our way down. Our guide, Abdelkader, explained the history and architecture of the area - from

What a warm welcome we received from Algerians - and what a fabulous way to start our journey!!