I mentioned the customs agent we used in North Yemen recently. I am now sure that the guy in the attached photo was him but was confused by the number plate on his car as it looked like a Saudi plate. I have since googled images of vehicle registration numbers in both countries from the late 80’s and believe it could be a Yemen plate or of course could be a car brought in from Saudi. So still a bit of a conundrum there but the guy was definitely our agent. Would be interested if anyone has any photos of Saudi registered vehicles to compare them or indeed anyone who can read arabic.
The last photo I have from my time in Sanna is a view from my hotel room. It shows a pretty ordinary city with the mountains nearby. I never had the opportunity to return and maybe didn’t want to but I have to thank ‘Staggie’ for giving me the chance to see the place which could only have been bettered if I had also visited Aden, the capital of South Yemen.
