Leptis Magna
Friday was a good day, we went to Leptis Magna - some impressive local Roman ruins - with some of our Libyan colleagues.
Unfortunately none of the girls could come because they forgot to ask their fathers - we are talking about women in their 30's here!
We borrowed someone's minibus and headed east for the 80 mile drive. Unfortunately the cousin of Nigel Adbul Mohammed Mansell (met in a previous blog) was our chosen driver for the day - Ayrton Ahmed Mustafa Senna.
He drove the whole way like we were on some sort of stock car race, I was petrified (I reserve my actually feelings for a place where obscenities are more acceptable!). The lad would drive this minibus at speeds in excess of 100 mph and then when another driver got in his way, tailgated him with literally an inch or two between vehicles. Obviously I had my seatbelt firmly secured and also attempted to use the one next to me for extra safety - it wouldn't fit so I just stopped looking out the window!
At last we made it to the site. It was a great day and we even hired a guide to ensure we actually knew what we were looking at (after we had figured out what the hell he was saying!). The Libyans were fascinated ... for about 5 minutes. Then they preffered to climb over the 2500 year old structures before disappearing off to a local restaurant for a 3 hour lunch!
Anyway, here are some photos for those how are vaguely interested. As you can see it was a beautiful day and a beautiful place. The Libyans definately have some things better than us.
Unfortunately none of the girls could come because they forgot to ask their fathers - we are talking about women in their 30's here!
We borrowed someone's minibus and headed east for the 80 mile drive. Unfortunately the cousin of Nigel Adbul Mohammed Mansell (met in a previous blog) was our chosen driver for the day - Ayrton Ahmed Mustafa Senna.
He drove the whole way like we were on some sort of stock car race, I was petrified (I reserve my actually feelings for a place where obscenities are more acceptable!). The lad would drive this minibus at speeds in excess of 100 mph and then when another driver got in his way, tailgated him with literally an inch or two between vehicles. Obviously I had my seatbelt firmly secured and also attempted to use the one next to me for extra safety - it wouldn't fit so I just stopped looking out the window!
At last we made it to the site. It was a great day and we even hired a guide to ensure we actually knew what we were looking at (after we had figured out what the hell he was saying!). The Libyans were fascinated ... for about 5 minutes. Then they preffered to climb over the 2500 year old structures before disappearing off to a local restaurant for a 3 hour lunch!
Anyway, here are some photos for those how are vaguely interested. As you can see it was a beautiful day and a beautiful place. The Libyans definately have some things better than us.
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