Well I did sort of promise that update 12 was the last news from Dubai. However if I had not done this final update I would have received severe ridicule from my wonderful daughter in-law, Natasha. I would have been given the good old Aus. title of a wimp.
You see it’s like this, our daughter Amanda dropped us off … Continue reading – Photos and more
After The Rain
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
Amanda … Continue reading – Photos and more
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