mohammed
30-06-2006, 02:35 AM
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/day1.jpg
This map shows where we went on our first day.
Our first stop was going to be Taiz, which is south of Sana'a on the way to Aden on the south coast. The way was very mountainous with spectacular scenery along the entire route. We went through 3 mountain passes, the highest being 2,800 meters (9,250 feet) above sea level.
Here are some photos taken on this part of the trip.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/4-to_tiaz-4.jpg
There is a surprising amount of agriculture and terracing throughout Yemen, even in the desert to some extent.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/5-to_tiaz-5.jpg
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/9-to_tiaz-9.jpg
There is a fortress/village on the top of this hill.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/10-to_tiaz-10.jpg
And there are also some flatter areas amongst the mountains, but mostly we drove through mountains.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/14-to_tiaz-14.jpg
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/20-to_tiaz-20.jpg
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/26-to_tiaz-26.jpg
Another fortress on the top of a hill with the village at its ****. You can see this one a bit better than the one we pointed out above, although it is quite a bit smaller.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/39-to_tiaz-39.jpg
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/74-to_tiaz-42.jpg
Lots of terracing and agriculture as we got close to Ibb.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/80-to_tiaz-47.jpg
The villages nestled into the side of a mountain were very attractive.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/84-to_tiaz-51.jpg
We encountered this unusual cloud just outside of Jibla.
Near Taiz is a town called Jibla, where Queen Arwa (14th century) ruled for 60 years. We walked around the town a bit and visited one of the oldest mosques in the town from the same time period.
Here are some pictures of Jibla..
This map shows where we went on our first day.
Our first stop was going to be Taiz, which is south of Sana'a on the way to Aden on the south coast. The way was very mountainous with spectacular scenery along the entire route. We went through 3 mountain passes, the highest being 2,800 meters (9,250 feet) above sea level.
Here are some photos taken on this part of the trip.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/4-to_tiaz-4.jpg
There is a surprising amount of agriculture and terracing throughout Yemen, even in the desert to some extent.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/5-to_tiaz-5.jpg
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/9-to_tiaz-9.jpg
There is a fortress/village on the top of this hill.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/10-to_tiaz-10.jpg
And there are also some flatter areas amongst the mountains, but mostly we drove through mountains.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/14-to_tiaz-14.jpg
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/20-to_tiaz-20.jpg
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/26-to_tiaz-26.jpg
Another fortress on the top of a hill with the village at its ****. You can see this one a bit better than the one we pointed out above, although it is quite a bit smaller.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/39-to_tiaz-39.jpg
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/74-to_tiaz-42.jpg
Lots of terracing and agriculture as we got close to Ibb.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/80-to_tiaz-47.jpg
The villages nestled into the side of a mountain were very attractive.
http://www.3whitesworld.com/trip_letters/yem-nov04/11nov/84-to_tiaz-51.jpg
We encountered this unusual cloud just outside of Jibla.
Near Taiz is a town called Jibla, where Queen Arwa (14th century) ruled for 60 years. We walked around the town a bit and visited one of the oldest mosques in the town from the same time period.
Here are some pictures of Jibla..