(this article originates in the previous post ) Taif is a Saudi city located almost two thousand meters high, in the province of Mecca. Although the area is not far from the sea, the sudden mountain elevation provides an unique climate in the Arabian Peninsula: here it rains more often and the temperature range is greater, making it possible to grow flowers, vegetables and fruits of particularly high quality. Like other kinds of hardy plants, roses, too, give their best when grown in a not completely favorable environmental condition , and two thousands meters are quite an altitude for this flower! The harvest starts around 4:30 am, and is performed by Pakistani or Indian workers, who only select specimens that are just starting to bloom; collection ends up late in the morning and the flowers are immediately brought to laboratories -they're approximately twenty- for processing. There, roses are not weighed, but... counted!