Saturday, February 6, 2010

# 9 On the roof of Dar al-Hajar (Palace on the Rock), Wadi Dhahr, Yemen














The *castle-on-the-rock* in Wadi Dhahr is within the Sanaa security perimeter, so one can drive there without permission. I drove there on a Friday morning with a young French woman who opted to ignore her oil company’s order not to go without a body guard. I was rather surprized to see so many local tourists enjoying the view and snapping photos on the roof of the palace. On the plaza below men and boys danced the traditional jimbaya wedding dance to the beat of drums.

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