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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Middle East > Yemen > Sanaa
When to go to Sanaa ( Yemen ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 9 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 1 |  |
| february | 9 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| march | 9 | 25 | 31 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 0 | |
| april | 10 | 26 | 33 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| may | 10 | 28 | 35 | 24 | 38 | 0 | 0 |  |
| june | 9 | 30 | 38 | 26 | 42 | 0 | 0 |  |
| july | 7 | 29 | 37 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 1 | |
| august | 8 | 29 | 37 | 23 | 39 | 3 | 0 | |
| september | 9 | 29 | 37 | 25 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| october | 10 | 25 | 34 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| november | 10 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| december | 9 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 2 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 9 hours of average sunlight in Sanaa and the overall temperature will vary between 17 and 32 (Celcius) in this area of Yemen. Usually you shouldn't see more than 1 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Middle East.
What to do in Sanaa : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Yemeni capital, Sanaa has just under two million inhabitants. Located more than two thousand meters, and served by an international airport, it retains its past cultural center of Islamic mosques and many Muslim University.
The old city of Sana'a is listed in world heritage by UNESCO, with its houses so typical to the unique architecture.
You can also admire the palace Dhar Al Hajjar and the Grand Mosque, the ramparts and towers to visit the lively bazaar with its 1,500 different shops, go to the dark streets of the old Arab town and the windows lighted, and the former Jewish quarter and its luxury shops.
For your accommodation, choose a hotel in the historic town houses built in a tower so special, and go around Tahrir Square Has to find a restaurant serving local cuisine. For getting around town, mini-buses and taxis take you anywhere at very affordable rates.
You can also go to the city for one or two trips around as Bayt Boss fortress village perched on the rocks, or Wadi Dhar, which takes place every Friday dance wedding ceremonies, not to be missed.
