Muscat, Oman

Muscat, the capitol of Oman is an awesome city in which I could easily live.  The food is great, the roads are excellent and the people are very friendly.   It’s hot, damn hot, but a dry heat not the humidity of Hong Kong.   It has great history and the Sultan seems pretty cool.  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscat

Although we only had 5 days in Oman and 2 days were spent diving, we tried to pack in the sights as best we could.  Muscat did not disappoint.

We checked out our local Qurm Beach, the Old town, the Oil and gas museum and the main souq or market. The weird thing is the old town seemed quite empty   It has the fort, palace, government buildings etc.  The only folks we saw were two people we were diving with that afternoon!

We got lost a few times and saw some expensive neighbourhoods with views like this

 

Lots of spectacular mosques…

 

A derrick outside the museum – the word Derrick come from a person who was a famous hangman at a gallows as these oil pumps resembled gallows….

 

The gang

 

Very interacive
Our hotel – Qurum Beach Hotel
The lobby of the Qurum (or Qurm) Beach Hotel
Living and dining rooms
Skye’s room
Kaia and Willows room
For les parents
Evening stroll down our local Qurm Beach – lovely temperature in evenings
Checking out the beach
No matter where you look there is some cool building like this in Muscat. It is definitely a night City!
Sunset on our beach walk
From the bridge they light the beach with blue lights and it looks pretty cool

Hints look ever more cool as it gets darker

 

The Arabian Sea

Toward Old Musqat and entrance to Old Souq

 

Turrets and castle towers are everywhere

 

Entry to Old  Souq – which means market

 

More towers

Minarets and mountains prevail

Lots of old arches. Me likey

Old Muscat
Very empty
Pretty cool buildings

So empty ant yet so cool
Nobody home…
Omani flag
Roadsides were all beautiful with flowers

 

My girls love flowers…
And love goofy photos
I love this place
As mentioned – it looks way better at night all lit up!
A mosque on almost every corner
Beautiful windows ofmzthe same mosque. M.C. and I both love the ‘call to prayer ‘ too

Lovely at night

 

 

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