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... just one change of underclothes. The weight would slow me down later, when I climbed to Thilla fortress and up to Kawkaban village. After leaving the Taj Talha Hotel I was walking through the narrow streets of old Sana' when an elderly man ...
... went to Shibam - which had a really cool souq, with a big livestock area, and then to Thulla - really great architecture - and Kawkaban, a pretty city on a hill, looing down on Shibam. I had lunch (despite Ramadan) in the top floor of an old tower house, ...
... . I waited awhile. As you can imagine, I was not happy! Our last stop was the town of Kawkaban situated on the mountain directly above Shibam. We could have walked the twisting path and stone stair walkway that connect the two ...
... fools, I'm really in Yemen. :) Tasha, the Brooklyn high school teacher, joins us; Qais's father picked up early this morning; and we will spend the day touring the Yemeni countryside. Tonight will be spent in the small mountain village of Kawkaban.
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Videos from Spring Break in Yemen
Posted on May 2, 2009, 20:20:01
... am. After lunch I took a taxi and checked out Sanaa city Day 2: Traveled 2 hours from Sanaa towards the mountains of Shibam Kawkaban and Thila Video for Day 1+2 Day 3: Traveled to the Imam's castle (previous king of Yemen) and explored that valley. ...
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