ruthietoots:
Leaving Bahrain... six hours later than scheduled
ruthietoots:
Arriving Muscat
ruthietoots:
Out of the airport and into a traffic jam -- plus I was going the wrong way. But it all got better from there.
ruthietoots:
Al Jalali Fort and Al Alam, a Royal Palace
ruthietoots:
Facing the palace with Al Jazirah and its lighthouse behind me
ruthietoots:
Learning Omani architectural features on my first walk
ruthietoots:
Looking back at the restoration work on Al Mirani Fort
ruthietoots:
Examples of Muscat's elegant mosques and street lamps
ruthietoots:
The gate on Al Bahri Road into old Muscat from Mutrah
ruthietoots:
The gate on Al Bahri Road into old Muscat from Mutrah without cars
ruthietoots:
Kalbuh Park
ruthietoots:
A neighborhood along Al Bahri Road
ruthietoots:
Cooling off in the waters off Kalbuh Park
ruthietoots:
Another captivating scene along Al Bahri Road
ruthietoots:
Map of Oman in Beit Al Zubair Museum
ruthietoots:
Omani shals are beautiful whether as a turban, over the shoulders, or around the waist
ruthietoots:
A house made of palm branches and fronds
ruthietoots:
Jasmine and frangipani in the Beit al Zubair garden
ruthietoots:
Old Muscat
ruthietoots:
Triptych towards the Al Alam palace
ruthietoots:
A common motif around Muscat
ruthietoots:
Reading in solitude
ruthietoots:
Dawn at the waterfront
ruthietoots:
My hotel overlooked this cove (or khars)
ruthietoots:
A fishing boat, just through the arch, on its way to quieter waters
ruthietoots:
Sunrise glimpsed from my stairway
ruthietoots:
Barr Al Jissah beach
ruthietoots:
Sunrise and the room I'd like next time
ruthietoots:
Umbrella tops march across the infinity pool
ruthietoots:
A hint of Alhambra
