Another Weekend Trip

So it's been a while since I've updated. oops, sorry. It's just that here in Yemen the internet connection is quite slow and it takes a good hour to load all the pictures and everything. blah blah, excuses excuses. Things haven't been too busy here, just the usual busy. Last weekend I went on another day trip. The landscape here just keeps getting prettier and prettier.

The first place we stopped was in Wadi Dhahar. We really didn't do much there other then just go to this overlook spot and see the town/landscape. Here are some pictures from Wadi Dhahar:



After Wadi Dhahar, we went to Thula. Thula is about 55km northwest of Sana'a and is considered one of the major theological centers of the country. There is a solid stone wall surrounding the city and was considered the least conquerable in all Yemen. During the Turkish occupation in the 16th century this city remained unconquered. There is only one door or entrance to this city and up until VERY recently the Imam would close and locked it every night at 8pm. This used to also be a Jewish village.

I like these first two pictures because you can see exactly how the wall of the city looked.


This is just a cool picture of the city and of two women carrying jugs of water on their head. They still have to go to the community "watering hole" (I don't remember the actual word for it) everyday to get the water they need.



Then we went for lunch in Shebam. Sitting on the floor eating from low tables (if you even have a table) is how they do it here in Yemen. They place bowls/plates of food on the table/floor and everyone tears off a piece of bread and eats from the main dish. I can only imagine how many American health code violations they're breaking.


After lunch we went to the village of Kowkaban, walked around and took some more pictures from the spectacular view. The only door to this city is still closed and locked every night.