Corniche Muscat

... recharge the batteries before hitting the town. Outside the temperature was hot, damn hot! We walked along the Corniche, which sweeps along Muscat Bay towards Riyam Park and the watchtower that is shaped like an incense burner. Arriving at the park we ...

· Muscat, Oman · GMT +4:00hrs Lift off. Lift off I won't say too much about our flight(s) from Mumbai to Muscat apart from the fact that they required us to get out of bed at 4:00am yesterday morning, the earliest we've dragged ourselves out of any ...

Muscat, Oman March 30, 2007 Muscat, Oman, The Heart of Oman; from Arabic masquat means "cliffs". The city is aptly named for the sheer cliffs that form its boundaries. It is a friendly port where centuries-old tradition is pervasive. Muscat is home ...

... of the towns that comprises Greater Muscat, Mutrah is the port, but seems more like a small fishing village, with a beautiful corniche running along the gulf and forts standing guard overlooking the buildings. Just a wonderful place; the heart is in the ...

... time), and nothing really opened up again until 4, so I was adrift. I wound up following the corniche (seaside road) from Mutrah, through old Muscat, and around through communities to Jissah Beach. Located on the other side of a mountain pass from the ...

... no longer there.  Then around to the Marina for some more views of the coast and further along we visited the corniche and stopped to refresh ourselves over a long tall pomegranate juice before combating the Mutrah Souq.  At the entrance ...

... departure tax, and plane leaves at 11am. Have 45 minute flight to Dubai, 45 minute wait, then another 45 minute flight to Muscat, Oman. Greg, a friendly Irishman working in the oil industry gets on at Dubai and sits next to us. He lives in Muscat, and ...

... visit through garden,swimming pool and the green mountain restaurant, after that i get a taxi in the evening to Corniche area.its Muscat's waterfront area.I take a walk and then ate dinner at restaurant in Corniche area and ate sandwiches,these was okay. ...

... Oman as it attracts foreign tradesmen and settlers. Since the self-appointment of Qaboos bin Said as Sultan of Oman in 1970, Muscat has experienced rapid infrastructural development that has led to the growth of a vibrant economy and a multi-ethnic ...

... the Middle East, its old town is quite deserted. Here the buzz centres on Muscat's harbour, palace and fortresses. Muscat, the official capital of Oman, is only a small part of a larger grouping of cities and towns strung some 40kms along the coast of ...