Omani Police augmented by Oboy Police
14 Mac 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 designedBaca lagi
After a while the buildings all seem much of a muchness.
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 WestwardsBaca lagi
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, purestBaca lagi
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 himBaca lagi
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 itBaca lagi
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 plusBaca lagi
Tony Hammond It seems they start young in these parts.....