Pics from Yemen

[Cat of Ulthar]

Finally the professor's wife sent me some of their digital pics.

The two drivers and our guide. My love is the middle one.

[Cat of Ulthar]

Drinking tea on the mountain

[Cat of Ulthar]

Love and me getting "married".

[FeatsofClay]

More! More!

[Cat of Ulthar]

"Married" couples.

[Cat of Ulthar]

Showing me something, no clue what any more...

[Cat of Ulthar]

Cat in oldest mosque of Yemen, also the only mosque we were allowed to enter. The pillar is a sundial.

[Cat of Ulthar]

Cat in scarf, listening to music. Note the alcohol-free Becks, delicious on a hot day!

[Cat of Ulthar]

"Husband" being led in traditional dance on our "wedding".

[Cat of Ulthar]

Cat also needs to learn traditional Yemeni dance... Notice the average length of the Yemeni male. Fortunately the love is quite tall (only several inches shorter than me...)

[Cat of Ulthar]

Driver, guide, and love, on top of a rock where a saint had sat for twenty years.

[Cat of Ulthar]

My other Yemeni love! Unfortunately he did not fit in my suitcase:(

[Cat of Ulthar]

Playing air guitar... eh lute.

[Cat of Ulthar]

The other couple. HER dress FIT. SHE was not twenty feet tall...

[Cat of Ulthar]

Chasing away evil spirits or something, by clashing swords and daggers over my head. Not nice!

[Cat of Ulthar]

Typical Sanaa cityscape.

[The Winslow]

Gotta love that ornate architecture.

[Lady Fury]

Cat you look simply stunning.:)

[Pigs in Space]

The white dress... good job.

I don't want to assume the comparison is anything similar, but the red dress is striking in equatorial countries - SA and I have been to Sri Lanka, and the heat, the smells, the press of humanity, the sights, it is very intense. Yet white clothing - it still strikes an image - and turns heads. The other lady in red stands out as well, although it might be your photography. :)
Driver, guide, and love, on top of a rock where a saint had sat for twenty years.
The saint? Mohammed? Which rock?
Typical Sanaa cityscape.
Wow. That's actually very striking. I vote for more of these!

(not that yanno, marriage is less awesome than buildings.)


(It's all kind of buildings, right?).

[Cat of Ulthar]

Cat you look simply stunning.:)
Yeah, as long as I wear a mask I look alright...;)
The white dress... good job.
Psssst... the one in the white dress is my "husband":D My dress is actually a very light pink, with stains, it was the longest dress they had, but terribly tight around the chest, my breasts are flattened and I couldn't breathe...:lol:

The saint? Mohammed? Which rock?
Some Ismaili saint who is immensely popular especially among Pakistani and Indians. When going up I saw a sign posted in English and Hindi, no Arabic.

Wow. That's actually very striking. I vote for more of these!
I love those as well, these are the pics I got from the teacher's wife though, I didn't bring a digital camera so only have normal pics, and she only sent the one of Sanaa, as I had asked her for pics of tribesboy, which I did not have. I hope to provide more pics soon!

[Black Angel]

Great shots Cat! It's really good to put some visuals to your earlier descriptions.

[Cat of Ulthar]

Wow. That's actually very striking. I vote for more of these!

(not that yanno, marriage is less awesome than buildings.)


(It's all kind of buildings, right?).

What I really like about Sanaani policy, is that new buildings have to fit in with the existing architecture. They should do that over here as well; if the poorest Arabic country can do it, why not us!?

[Cat of Ulthar]

But, ladies, isn't he breathtakingly gorgeous!?!? :lovestruck:

[doc]

Great pics, hows the job search going ?

[Critter]

Definitely looks like an interesting time. Awesome pics too...

I'm coming into this late, but why were you out there? You keep saying "husband" and such in quotes so I assume that's why you were there... but why the quotes?

Just woke up from a nap, I'm a little confused, hehe.

Seems cool tho, think last time I remember reading a post of yours you had gotten kinda messed up from being hit on your bike... This looks like a better turn of events, hehe.

[The Winslow]

I'm coming into this late, but why were you out there? You keep saying "husband" and such in quotes so I assume that's why you were there... but why the quotes?

Nah, she went there for study (http://www.kaytastrophe.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2672) (don't forget she's our internationally-acclaimed scholar in the Arabic languages) and just happened to fall in love with someone she met there. The quotes are because she almost, but not quite, got married (http://www.kaytastrophe.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2904).

[Cat of Ulthar]

Nah, she went there for study (http://www.kaytastrophe.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2672) (don't forget she's our internationally-acclaimed scholar in the Arabic languages) and just happened to fall in love with someone she met there. The quotes are because she almost, but not quite, got married (http://www.kaytastrophe.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2904).

Thank you, my personal stalker.:D You are quite correct.

Crit, I went to Yemen indeed to study, fell in love with the guy who features prominently in all the pictures, and the "husband" in quotes is because the party where I wear the horrible dress was organised in the hotel we were in to show us how a traditional Yemeni marriage went, and he and I were playing groom and bride. According to good Yemeni tradition I did not fall in love with him until after we got "married"...:lol:

[Dawnstar]

cat those are great pictures. Thanks so much for sharing.

[Cat of Ulthar]

Our guide (left) sent me this lovely pic...

[Ancalagon]

He's thinking "darn it, why do I never get the european beauty?"