Saturday was business day – we moved to a nicer, cleaner and cheaper hotel - The Alexander (70 reals/ night) that was recommended by Peace Corps people in Taiz. Then to confirm airline reservations, cash a check into traveler's checks at Citibank (they did it on sight! $1900), locate tourist office, register at the tourist office, get our exit visas stamped, visit museum, buy Yemen map – who would have thought we could accomplish that in a morning!
This is a "shop" where we could have purchased traditional ornaments. Unfortunately our budget and luggage space didn't allow for these beautiful things.
In the evening we took a stroll in the old city – dark but not threatening. We were enchanted by the stained glass window of which each traditional house has many. By day they look like windows with white designs on them but by night the colors shine out. The predominant colors are red and blue and green but some few had more subtle yellows or aqua. The basic window shapes incorporated arches – hardly any were square – and the designs varied.
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Whoa that shop is crazy looking!
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