Omani Police augmented by Oboy Police
14 mars 2020, Oman ⋅ ☁️ 28 °Cor is it a new Kiddie Cops?
or is it a new Kiddie Cops?
The Royal Opera House was built in 2011 by the same chaps who built the mosque. Since I stopped here after visiting the mosque, I find it hard to get enthusiastic about a similar, well designedEn savoir plus
After a while the buildings all seem much of a muchness.
In the mid-8th C Abdullah bin Gasm sailed across to Guangzhou in China, without encountering any quarantine problems.
In 1980 Tim Severin and an Omani crew relived the 6000 Nm / 8 month journey inEn savoir plus
Old Muscat was nicely protected and easy to walk about but a little too provincial for some, or maybe the lack of building space dictated the location for modern Muscat a few kilometres WestwardsEn savoir plus
The prophet Mohamed himself wrote a letter to the Omani people inviting them to follow Islam. They accepted, choosing to follow Abd Allah ibn Ibad; the Ibadi Muslim faith is one of the oldest, purestEn savoir plus
The hound is actually decorating the butt of an old, Omani matchlock musket, (called Abufathila / Fatiyalah or "Father of the Match). The teeth are real: perhaps Master wanted Fido to hunt with himEn savoir plus
Platform shoes never really went out of fashion did they. From the 13C to the 1970's people wobbled around avoiding the ordure swirling around beneath them. So these are Qrhaf or Qubqab, JapaneseEn savoir plus
40 years ago there was nothing here except the Bait al-Falaj fort, built by Sayyid Said bin Sultan in 1845 as a summer home and named for the pure waters of the falaj running nearby. (In English itEn savoir plus
I found a cheap hotel-apartment on booking .com which was very good value. Large double bed, bathroom with a bath + hot running water, and a kitchenette. Enough to make me forget Africa.
Another plusEn savoir plus
Tony Hammond It seems they start young in these parts.....