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Travel Blogs from Ruwi
We're finally here!
... service was so much better than on United, twice in the flight they passed out hot wet towels for you to wipe your hands and face with, plus they gave us socks, toothbrush/toothpaste, socks, and earplugs. They also fed us twice. We were supposed to save our sleep for tonight but I did fall asleep for about an hour. Anyway, we finally landed in Muscat, where it was 36 degrees Celsius (at 10pm). One girl on our ...
Queen Mary 2 in Muscat
Muscat 13 April 2012
Queen Mary 2 arrived at 09:00 a.m. Cunard again, generously, laid on shuttle buses to take us from the ship to the Mutrah Suq. This market centre was within view of the ship, but just a little bit of a walk too far for most. In any case, for safety reasons, you are not allowed to walk in the port area,
Immigration formalities were quick and painless; we were issued with passes when we departed the ship, and we had to return these passes to the ...
Black Robes, Black Gold
... br> The Mosque is worth the trip. Architecturally, it is over the top. The most notable thing, however, for a non-Muslim, is the cultural reality of the place. Women have their own hall in which to pray. It is ornate and will hold 700 women. Men have their own hall in which to pray. It is way, way, way over the top ornate and will hold 6,000 men.
You remove and store your shoes before entering either hall. “Politics is not preached,” inside the Mosque. ...
Mystical Muscat
This morning we were still sailing into Muscat, Oman when I woke up. The approach to Muscat was spectacular and we had fantastic views of the mountainous area surrounding the Muscat port. Compared to Dubai and even Fujairah, Muscat is SO different. All of the buildings are older, shorter, and clustered together. And apparently the Sultan of Oman prohibits any tall buildings from being constructed.
Oman is the second and only other country that our ...
An epic blog for an epic country
... here. The fort, along with the souk has been extensively restored, but in a lovely way, and they have kept the old mud houses and forts contained within the souk, which I thought was really good. The people were so friendly and we walked around here, again feeling like the only tourists in the world. We wanted to buy dates, but they wouldn’t let us pay – instead they kept filling up a bag to give us for free. We also brought a pomegranate. Some of the old men in their ...
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Other places to stay in Ruwi
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Sheraton Oman Hotel
PO Box 3260, Ruwi, Ruwi | 4 star hotelfrom $129 -
Al Falaj Hotel
PO Box 2031, Ruwi | 4 star hotelfrom $98 -
Ruwi Hotel
P. O. Box 2195, Ruwi | 3 star hotelfrom $81
