Jebel Al Akhdhar Hotel
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... by walking and to return by Via Ferrata but we have been informed that the latter has been closed by the government for maintenance purposes.
We made it back to the entrance on time after a short picnic stop at the abandoned village but on our return trek, it was already getting dark and we did not bring any torches with us. Hence, we think that it will be best to start this 'balcony walk’ either early in the morning or before 2 pm.
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Slamming doors
... to run my life, not the asthma. But that might just be me, settling into a new place. I haven't traveled, I don't know if this is a stage of culture shock or not. The worst part of it is that I can't sleep. It doesn't matter how tired my brain is, my body is buzzing with energy. Running on that treadmill gets unbearably boring and tedious before I feel like it is an effective work-out. So my brain is always tired, and the rest of me too tired to rest. ...
Oops...
... things related to Oman. Furthermore, it was delicious. Then we had dinner in her room for her birthday, and some of the other girls made cake. At this point, we decided to go to Karaoke. And Hannah made the announcement that while we still needed to be modest, dress code for this was a little bit more lax. Then the mad dash began.
Who brings immodest clothes to the middle east? Not us. Clothes were traded, make-up was done, and by our 8:40 meeting time I was in ...
Arabic supermarket
... cheapest everything, because none of us perceived that as very much. But after getting everything we did, it came up to 14 Rial. I think we forget that a rial is 2.58 american dollars.
I bought a scarf for an Aunt, Aviators for me, and shampoo and conditioner. Shop owners always want to talk to us about the language and culture, and how they don't think learning Arabic will be that hard.
It's Monday! Only two more days of the week left, then we're off to Salalah. ...
Muscat Love
... current sultan overthrew his father in a bloodless coup. Interestingly, Sultan Qaboos bin Said was educated in England and trained in Germany. His father called him home and 5 years later he became the ruler of Oman. Since the 1970s, Oman has progressed “without losing sight of its traditional values.” The country’s infrastructure is sound and dynamic. All the evidence points to a progressive ruler, with traditional beliefs. ...
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