Oman Sheraton Hotel Muscat
PO Box 3260, Ruwi Muscat, 112, Oman
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Oh Man...Oman is really nice!
He Said: Like the UAE, Oman is very much an unknown to most Americans. Until we were planning for the trip neither of us knew much about it, and Katie couldn't find it on a map. It is a sultanate, meaning of course, that it is ruled by a Sultan. In ancient times it was the sole source of the highly prized frankincense (remember the gifts of the …
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Black Robes, Black Gold
... br> Back on board the Brilliance of the Seas, we enjoy lunch at the Windjammer and decide to rest for the afternoon. The four of us are to meet in the Champagne Bar at 5:00 so that I can transfer the photographs I have taken to the memory sticks they brought along. Interestingly, none of them has a computer but they do have digital storage devices. We are trading digital photos because Martina’s film camera ran out of film and Marie decided that if Martina was getting copies ...
Sinbad and Magic Carpets
... of sand - Oman didn't seem like to much - The airport looked like it had been designed straight out of Aladdin, and all we were waiting for was some stereotypical guys to fly off on their rugs. It was our first touch of heat and at 830 in the morning it was a pleasant 29 degrees...
Now to Bangkok for a night before its down for some island time..
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An epic blog for an epic country
... Ramadan was going to be that hard to deal with – but it turned out to be more of a pain in the ass than we thought. No shops would open so you couldn’t even buy food. We imagined that you would still be able to buy food during the day – just not eat it in public. But oh no, there was no food to be found anywhere in Muttrah! When planning the timing of our trip to Oman, we were quite keen to see what happened during Ramadan – particularly during Eid – ...
The forever scented place on earth!
... and the bed very comfortable! The next day we went to one of the highlights of Oman: The Sultan Qaboos Mosque. What an incredible grandeur, exteriors and interiors are spectacular! The Male’s praying room has the most amazing chandelier I have ever seen, it is 14mt high and 8mt wide! The Imams of the Mosque are very friendly and come to greet the visitors and have a short talk. They also gave us some books to enrich our knowledge of Islam, which was very ...



