The Yemen Chronicles Part 6 - Aden contd.

These pictures are a continuation of my two day trip to Aden with my uncle/cousin Munir.




This is the entrance to a qat market in Aden.. I don't remember if I've explained what qat is.. so I'll explain..

In Yemen much of the land is used to cultivate qat, a leafy plant that many Yemeni's chew. There are dozen's of varieties.. with different shapes, colours and flavours. The plant contains mild stimulants that generally relax the person chewing them. It's not really a drug, but it has a noticeable effect on the person chewing it. Chewing qat is very much a part of Yemeni society. The work day of many Yemeni's revolves around qat chewings (in arabic 'khazaning').. It's often an excuse for people to get together and socialize until the weee hours of the night. I'll explain this a little more in another post.. Anyways, my uncle Munir bought two bundles of qat..



I believe this is Breka.. This is where you will find fisherman and fishmarkets.. I should have taken a picture of the fish market.. but I was mesmerized by the fish eyes.. I just kept starring at them.. We bought a few fair sized ones.. sorry bobo, i cant remember the names..



The water you are seeing is from the Arabian Sea, incase you are wondering.



After buying our fish.. we drove down the road a few meters.. and entered this open air restaurant. You can bring any raw food from outside.. (like our fish) and they will cook it and serve it to you.. cool huh? What I also liked, was the fact that under each table there was a cat(s) eating our crumbs.. keeps the place clean i guess :) The cats have manners though, they will only jump on your table after you pay the bill.. hehe.



May you rest in peace.. in my belly!! hahah..



I agree with this cat.. the fish was gooood!


Now we're heading to Siraa..





She reminds me of my sister.. I won't say which one!



I think this is Siraa.. or maybe it's Breka.. and the one before was Siraa.. all of a sudden I cant remember which beach is which.. bah..regardless its a beautiful beach..











A silly warning sign.. heheh..



Don't they look like giraffes??



Here's a sunset picture for you sunset lovers.. I missed the sun going under the horizon because I was busy chewing qat and losing a chess game to my Uncle.



And here's another with two suns!