Golden Tulip Nizwa
Hai a Thurat Nizwa, 611, Oman
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... which was built in the 1600's to protect the carvan routes, and mainly consists of an enormous round tower which took 12 years to build. Took a photo of a khanjar on one of the roundabouts - this is the decorated silver dagger with a curved blade, the more elaborate the sheath, the higher the rank of the owner. There are depictions of it everywhere.
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On to Nizwa
... dilapidated tractor through all the traffic and causing chaos. Bought some halwa (a sticky sweet Omani confection a bit like turkish delight), some dates (they grow 40 different varieties near here) and some frankincense, which is the resin of trees grown in the south of Oman. We were told that, apart from burning it for the scent, we could also eat it - yuk, it tastes just like pine resin (not that I eat pine resin, but it tastes like the smell). Ever been had!
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Mucho Forts
... the jagged mountains like a veil on an Omani woman. In Bahla, the fort is so big it dominates the town (which is not that big). I tried to park where the GPS told me to and almost got stuck. There was plenty of parking but the cars there were spaced perfectly apart so I could not. I really wanted to try but since I’m new here I did not want to cause an incident.
Since I was there early (8:30) and forts do not open until 9, I parked ...
From the highest roads in Oman to ancient tombs
... have 10 days left in Arabia, my time is short and I need to see a few more places before I go back to Dubai (where I catch my plane back). So I wanted to try two places today (even though I only have 8 daylight hours left and a long way to go). The goal today was to reach Jabel Shams (the road to the highest peak in Oman) and Wadi Damm for a swim. Gabel Shams is about 150 km away and Wadi Damm is 75 km after that. So lots of driving.
Our first stop ...
Everything closes on Friday, ex. for ruins & wadis
... is really good). In Tanuf we went to the old town which was bombed by the British in the 1950’s (on request from the Sultan of Oman to fight rebels). It is a site of about 20 acres with everything made out of mud brick. Only a few houses had the four walls and none had a roof (as most back then were made from date palm leaves). It was about 110 degrees when we went walking around the area. The kids were wanted a picture at every place. It was very ...
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