Darul Hajar and thousands year old building in Old Sana

It is indeed a country that constantly moves us by the beauty of its senery and architecture as well as by purity and pride of its inhabitants.























(3000 years building in Old sana)
At first walking around old sana awakens your thoughts to dig into the past how people capable of building like this centuries ago.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Road / River in the Middle of Sana Qadim

Smart tunnel in Kuala Lumpur is no longer new idea once we see the road/river in middle of Old Sana. It is the main boulevard if you wish crossing the middle of the city.

When the rain comes, water from all over will run into the main road which then becomes the main river in the middle of the city.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

I told my Omani students in my classes that what you all are seeing is the gate way to Yaman during my visit last March 2009. Of course they all were laughing! what they saw were more funny that what they thought what Yemen is.

Than I showed them the next slide...

Then I showed them the actual Yemen gate way at present. Surprisingly to most of them, Yemen looks like Oman especially the taxis with yellow color.

Of course, that old picture was taken from museum I visited the other day.

Well - we just have to experience ourselves in order to know what the reality of life.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

River Flows After 2 Years

In the normal days, the 'wadi' (river) is used as a parking and an open area market place.

For the pass 2 years there wasn't any water flew in this river until last 1st April.

It was on the night before when the rain came until in the morning. During the day, the sky was clear and there wasn't any drop of rain.

Just before sunset, the 'wadi' (river) was full of water and the flow was very strong brought along the flow several cars whose owners weren't aware of the situation.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Mountain Top Around Jabal Nabi Shuib

Driving down from Sana City, the panoramic view is just drove you nuts! Keep wondering how wonderful their living is and how they built their building with in limitation in those centuries.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Darul Hajar, Sana, Yaman

It was an inspiring visit to Yemen the land of Arabia Felix which was beyond words beyond pictures. I will write more soonest possible to share with you my experience and the architectural culture there.



My visit was to Sanah, Hodaidah (port city) and Zabid (spiritual and knowledge city).



Afraid of writing too much i will try to compress as much as I possibly can.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

The Jewel of Nizwa Architecture

The architecture of Nizwa and its essence will be posted later future.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Trip to Janub Al-arabia

My expedition to east and south of Arabia Felix will be posted next week.