The side of YEMEN you never saw | S8, EP52
They say.. how come you.. is it true you ride? This not working No, only these two Wadi Doan, Yemen Season 8 - Eps.52 Good morning Internet, it is 8:00 in the morning and welcome back to the channel Welcome here to Wadi Doan here in Yemen Now before I get ready for another day in Yemen I just want to show you the view from the place where I'm staying 'Cause it is unbelievable How about this You can see in the last episode, I rode with Muhammad We rode through the wadi here And then we went up and then we rode up to that village there I'm going to put my motorbike gear on And get ready. I'll be riding the same motorbike as in the last episode The second motorbike actually from the last episode So I finally understand how that one works So that's always a bonus Here is my ride 200 CC Little friend Let's go So if you've missed the last couple of episodes I am not alone in Yemen I am with Kais and his brother Muhammad And with Ahmed And with Binsalman, that's actually his surname But his first name is quite difficult for me And that is because even though this part of Yemen is safe enough for me to go They will not allow tourists to roam around freely And there's still a lot of checkpoints which are otherwise almost impossible probably impossible to pass through So that's why I am with them and they are showing me around And arranged this motorbike for me So yeah, I couldn't bring my own motorbike into Yemen So Frankie is waiting for me until I come back So we're now descending down into the wadi And I think we're gonna have a closer look at some of the villages 'Cause they are just incredible All good? All good So every 10 to 15 years they paint that house or all the houses Yeah the beautiful houses here It's a competition in art Everyone is an artist here I have to say this bike makes a pretty decent sound It is not bad Hey goaties We're going to go up here. Cool This is the place! So pretty Really beautiful So but this palace also it's all made of mud brick right? All of it, yes That's the summer Summer Palace? That's the winter Oh, on the other side? That white one? That white one is the Winter Palace on the other side This is when it's summer, it's the coolest and the sun comes late While that one they wanted it in winter warm East is here But who was the owner then of this palace? Buqshan Buqshan It's a big family, very big So this is just one of the Buqshan Palaces I just love all the colors So now I'm going to go check out this other Buqshan Palace Which is uh .. an even older one Ah, that's this one Right so it has, 1 2 3 4 5 Yeah eight stories tall Mud bricks made out of mud Peace be upon you This one, you see, the sound..
And look at this It's a child that's knocking It's a different sound - Yeah Ah, so they would know if an adult or a child is knocking the door - Yeah Here he can just put his hand. I mean it's open, it's like a gate Yeah - To open - To open the door So this door is, it's the original one from the late 18th century Yeah "May Allah bless the house and the owner of the house" So where was the cedarwood, uh was it cedarwood growing in the valley? Yeah yeah, it's growing in valley - Still Still yeah - Uh huh Thanks Allah, there is a lot - Yeah That is the best wood for construction right? So it's all cedarwood and then mud bricks That's it - That's it Here you don't need to have microphones.. the echo Yeah The acoustics are amazing So this is the courtyard? Exactly, can see the whole palace Yeah Goodbye! Goodbye! So here are some of the ladies again with the farmer's hats See there is another village You almost can't see some of the houses because they completely blend in.. with the rocks behind them Hello - Hello See here, some of the houses are also painted.. really pretty Look at that What's the name of the village? The two palaces look like horns Ah yeah It looks a little bit like, the one on the left might fall down at some point Amazing right? Look at this From this side you can also see it really well Wow They painted the donkey with henna Wow This is incredible You know, and this is not even the greenest this place is Because the rainy season is in July and August And then there's even more palms And everything gets so lush Wow These are the first like blue houses, I've seen I think Donkeys Peace be upon you Hi. Peace be upon you So whenever anyone would say, why do you want to go to Yemen? Well, this is why Incredible See in a lot of places there are these fresh water stations Where people can get fresh drinking water Ah, this is amazing too right? Oh, I cannot get enough of it Really See this is another one Where you can get water Before we continue...
That's.. How are you? Was he, this man born in this village? Ah yes And so in the rainy season, is there water flowing in the wadi? Like.. It reaches to the tree Really! So like a proper river But they don't have dams, that's the problem Yeah, so then it all flows away To the Arabian Sea Wow, you see that over there, on the other side? And then with those cliffs on the backdrop Incredible That's also easily four storeys tall It's like every time that we're on this side of the wadi I'm seeing really beautiful villages on the other side And when we're on the other side, I'm like, oh but look at that village Ah, look at that Hello See this village is also right next to the wadi, so you got the palm trees on the one side and then the cliffs on the other and the houses in between I love it Oh, very dusty Gonna keep a little bit of distance, otherwise I'm just riding in the dust So we're now on our way to the last village in Wadi Doan And I would say last but not least Have a look at that See you can just see that the canyon kind of seems to end there See that? They say.. how come you.. is it true you ride?
Because they didn't see you when we arrived "Are you qualified to steer it?" Yes. Tell him I ride normally much bigger bikes And you? Muhammad Ahhh And your name? Ahmed And your name? Ahmed Car's a bit stuck Everybody will help Okay Let's go, let's go! So the society in Yemen is a tribal one There are 40 million people in Yemen and there are many, many tribes Kind of varying between thousands of people up to millions of people So there are seven main tribes, the biggest tribe has 4 million people And then there's yeah, dozens and dozens of smaller tribes And you can see from which tribe people are Mostly by their appearance, how they're dressed like Although, I have to say of course, that's mainly the men because the women of course, outside they're wearing a black Abaya So from the women you can't tell but the men they are dressed differently And then, for example the tribes from the north of Yemen They will mostly wear the daggers So Kais and Muhammad and Ahmed they're all from Northern Yemen tribes And in the south of Yemen that's that's a bit less And then the dialects vary so much that Kais has for example Sometimes difficulty understanding the people from this wadi, from this region because their dialect is so different So it's for him also sometimes difficult to understand what they're saying Thank you I'll put it back You didn't use much, that's good I had nearly half a tank left Yeah They want to race me I'm glad that Ahmed is riding in front of me Because he will put his indicator light for every speed bump So I know when to break for them Because otherwise you barely see them See, he's indicating for me Speed bump All these palm trees by the way are of course producing dates This valley mostly produces dates and honey That amazing, amazing honey So it looks like we're climbing again to the top of the plateau And then we should have an amazing view over the wadi If we drive first, the dust will.. Yeah, I go first Yeah, the tower - Yeah there - Yeah, okay Yeah, I go first. Thanks
Oh, this is something Look at this Wow Amazing Such an amazing ride You deserve it I really love this Let's go back down It's on, no? Only these lights on the side This not working? No, only these two And I am back in my room. What a fantastic day So much riding, I was just so happy the whole day It was beautiful. I just couldn't get enough of these villages I don't know. Every village again, I'm like wow, it's just yeah, stunning How they're built and the setting and the canyon The cliffs, you know the palm trees it was yeah, spectacular So I really enjoyed today Um, in the next episode, uh we're going to make our way to Mukalla Which is at the coast Um, so I'm also really looking forward to that, it's going to be very different again So that was it for today I really hope you like this video, if you did please give me a big thumbs up Subscribe down below and then I will see you in the next video
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