Small post of some odds and ends
When next you are stuck in a traffic jam, have a thought for this lot – 7 lanes at a stand still.
And if you get upset with the traffic, they don’t tolerate road rage.
A couple of typical homes near Amanda’s Villa
An impressive waterfall inside the Dubai Shopping Mall
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It was the morning of Friday the 18th of January when we headed for Nizwa, the Old Capital of Oman, situated at the western end of the Hajar mountains.
We arrived fairly early in the day and could not check in to our hotel so we set off for the town centre. It was very fortunate that we did as … Continue reading – Photos and more
The drive from Sohar to Muscat is only 85Km so we were in Muscat mid morning. Muscat is the Capital of Oman with a population of around 750,000.
The GPS found our way to our Hotel for us. We checked in and immediately headed out into the streets of Muttrah, which is the “Business Area” of Muscat. We found the very … Continue reading – Photos and more
With some trepidation, on Monday the 14th January, Chris and I grabbed a hire car to drive to Muscat, the, capital of the Sultanate of Oman. The fact that I had not driven on the right hand side of the road since our visit to Italy some years ago was a little concernng. However, with the aid of a GPS … Continue reading – Photos and more
Our host picked us up in the afternoon of Thursday 10th Jan at about 3pm. The whole family on board excluding the baby (once again the maid doing baby sitting duty). Heading to the east of Dubai for about 30min, where we had a mandatory stop under the guise of a last minute toilet stop giving the associated tourist shop … Continue reading – Photos and more