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6 November 2008
Just before bed time we heard a chorus of cars tooting their horns … they came closer and closer and then we saw a convoy coming up our street. Some cars were decorated. Aaahh … a wedding we thought. Perhaps in the rural areas, there would be firing of the AK47s but firearms are not […]
5 November 2008
Civil war Last trip I bought souvenirs from Yemen (for the first time) fearing that I’d never be back. Now I fear (perhaps unfounded) that global events and the civil war in Saada may worsen… and the country would not be safe for any foreigner. So I thought I’d go shooting with my camera. Trust […]
3 November 2008
Above: Our two helpers … one big wheelbarrow and one small one. One young man and child labour. We moved into our new home today. With the paid help of a boy and a young man and their wheel barrows, we moved Marie’s stuff over from Kristina’s flat … plus our wheely travelbags in tow. We […]
2 November 2008
Marie had sent her feelers out for possible accommodation. This morning we got a phone call from a Yemeni friend of hers (and her French husband) who had a place available. Instead of settling into the nitty-gritty of the rental issue, we went out for lunch … then went to the house where we settled […]
1 November 2008
Above: Hello Kitty’s birthday! Today, being the first of November, is Hello Kitty’s Birthday. Not that I’m a fan of that Japanese cartoon cat. But I came across a picture of it in Hong Kong saying that it was born in London on 1 November! Why London?!?! It is only my second night back in […]
25 January 2008
After breakfast at the Ras Hotel, we taxied to the airport. I was homeward bound. Back to Sana’a, my home-away-from-home, for an overnight. Then Dubai overnight, Hong Kong and hopefully Auckland thereafter on standby. The Ethiopian Airlines B737 was chocka to Djibouti but nearly empty for the second leg to Sana’a. The transit in Djibouti […]
5 January 2008
Today I detected a schedule change in our Ethiopian Airlines flights. We’re due to fly out to Addis Ababa tomorrow. But the change affected our final flight from Addis back to Sana’a. We would now be returning to Sana’a two days earlier on 25 Jan rather than 27 Jan. I had been worried about being […]
25 December 2007
Merry Christmas! And Alhamdulillah, the street are finally clean … the street cleaners seem to have had 7 days off for Eid. But the bakery is still closed 🙁 Being Christmas, I decided to cook rendang for dinner and inviting some friends. Rendang is of course the dry beef curry popular in Malaysia-Indonesia. Mmmmm. Out of necessity […]
23 December 2007
Many shops are still closed. We can’t get a good choice of fruits or vegetables, we have to go further for water, drinks or yoghurt. And our next-door bakery is closed; fresh Yemeni bread is good enough to get out of bed for. Many restaurants, eateries and internet places are closed too. To make matters […]
